Kappei Matsumoto Movies

  • 1965
    Kwaidan

    Kwaidan

    Kwaidan

    7.71965HD

    Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money...

    Kwaidan
  • 1949
    Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

    7.51949HD

    A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes...

    Stray Dog
  • 1972
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

    7.31972HD

    In the second film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must assassinate a...

    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
  • 1991
    Rhapsody in August

    Rhapsody in August

    Rhapsody in August

    7.11991HD

    The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her...

    Rhapsody in August
  • 1971
    Demons

    Demons

    Demons

    7.71971HD

    Tells the story of the samurai Gengobe, who seeks revenge after falling prey to the schemes of a geisha and her husband.

    Demons
  • 1974
    The Castle of Sand

    The Castle of Sand

    The Castle of Sand

    7.31974HD

    Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.

    The Castle of Sand
  • 1978
    Blood Type: Blue

    Blood Type: Blue

    Blood Type: Blue

    5.9171978HD

    UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blue. Soon panic and hysteria result in the new...

    Blood Type: Blue
  • 1950
    Street of Violence

    Street of Violence

    Street of Violence

    6.51950HD

    An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

    Street of Violence
  • 1957
    Secret of Naruto

    Secret of Naruto

    Secret of Naruto

    6.91957HD

    From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima...

    Secret of Naruto
  • 1978
    Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

    Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

    Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

    6.21978HD

    Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to...

    Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
  • 1965
    Sword of the Beast

    Sword of the Beast

    Sword of the Beast

    7.51965HD

    Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his...

    Sword of the Beast
  • 1961
    Invasion of the Neptune Men

    Invasion of the Neptune Men

    Invasion of the Neptune Men

    2.721961HD

    Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.

    Invasion of the Neptune Men
  • 1965
    The Spy

    The Spy

    The Spy

    01965HD

    Based on true events surrounding a Korean student who had entered Japan unlawfully and escaped illegal alien internment.

    The Spy
  • 1981
    Willful Murder

    Willful Murder

    Willful Murder

    7.31981HD

    The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and...

    Willful Murder
  • 1954
    The Garden of Women

    The Garden of Women

    The Garden of Women

    6.61954HD

    A student at a woman's university takes a controversial action against the school's old-fashioned doctrines.

    The Garden of Women
  • 1955
    She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

    She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

    She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

    71955HD

    On the way back to his childhood home, a septuagenarian man recalls his childhood and adolescence, in particular his love for a young woman.

    She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
  • 1978
    August without Emperor

    August without Emperor

    August without Emperor

    71978HD

    Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the...

    August without Emperor
  • 1966
    Thirst for Love

    Thirst for Love

    Thirst for Love

    5.51966HD

    Natsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an advertising professional.

    Thirst for Love
  • 1959
    Lucky Dragon No. 5

    Lucky Dragon No. 5

    Lucky Dragon No. 5

    7.31959HD

    An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture. It travels around the...

    Lucky Dragon No. 5
  • 1957
    The Story of Pure Love

    The Story of Pure Love

    The Story of Pure Love

    6.81957HD

    Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately...

    The Story of Pure Love