Yūsuke Kawazu

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Ken
7.5

Ken

Mar. 14, 1964

Ken

Kokubu Jiro is the captain of his university’s Kendo team. Often standoffish, mild, stoic and minimalist, Kokubu is a mystery to those who ...
An Ode to Yakuza
6.7

An Ode to Yakuza

Jul. 11, 1970

An Ode to Yakuza

Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending ...
Red Angel
7.8

Red Angel

Oct. 01, 1966

Red Angel

In 1939, Sakura Nishi is a young army nurse who is sent to the field hospitals in China during the Sino-Japanese war. She has to assist the ...
Fighting Elegy
6.9

Fighting Elegy

Nov. 09, 1966

Fighting Elegy

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, ...
Manji
6.8

Manji

Jul. 25, 1964

Manji

The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
The Inheritance
7.4

The Inheritance

Feb. 16, 1962

The Inheritance

On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts ...
Love New and Old
6.7

Love New and Old

Oct. 11, 1961

Love New and Old

A woman brings her injured daughter to the hospital, only to realize that the doctor is the estranged father of her child.
The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer
8.8

The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer

After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old ...
The Sun’s Burial
6.9

The Sun’s Burial

Aug. 09, 1960

The Sun’s Burial

In Osaka’s slum, youths without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the buying and selling of identity ...
Cruel Story of Youth
7

Cruel Story of Youth

Jun. 03, 1960

Cruel Story of Youth

A budding gangster enthralls a freeloading young woman, soon taking advantage of her knack for hitch-hiking to rob middle-class, middle-aged men.
Spring Dreams
6.8

Spring Dreams

Jan. 03, 1960

Spring Dreams

When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous ...
Good-for-Nothing
6.8

Good-for-Nothing

Jul. 05, 1960

Good-for-Nothing

Yoshida’s first feature follows the lives of young students against a background of jazz, emptiness and boredom. The plot is fairly simple: ...