Koichi Ito

Young Beast: Secret Pleasures

Yasuji Hajima runs a butcher shop. When he was younger, he was just as interested in the sex as the next man but lately he has a hard time satisfying his wife who is still oversexed at her age. The Hajimas have one son, Shuichi, who is studying to enter Tokyo University. It is after he sees his parents acting in which he considers an odious manner that he changes entirely and raises the roof in every whichever way.

Confessions of a Secretary

A typical work day begins for an excutive secretary. Wake up, get dressed, commute, make coffee, read the bosses schedule, type letters, get invited to a floating world of forbidden erotic pleasures, sleep, repeat.

The Great Villains

Psychological noir drama involving the tangled web of a disgraced yakuza, an innocent school girl, a blackmailed singer, and a corrupt lawyer.

Escape from Japan

As Japan is preparing to host the Olympics, a gang member wanting to go to America is sought after by the police after helping his friend conduct a robbery.

Teinen Taishoku

The Burdened Sisters

Obscure Masumura film shot in 1961.

The False Student

A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.

Afraid to Die

On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned when their rival clan steps in to exact revenge.

Training Ship of Yearning

A youthful film filled with youth and passion, set against the backdrop of the ocean and filled with admiration for a dynamic young man and the heart of a girl whose eyes are filled with pure love!

母山彦