
February 15, 1938 · 88 years old
Kōjirō Hongō was a Japanese actor best known for his work with Daiei Studios in the 1960s. Hongō won an Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 1959.

An ornithologist investigates reports of a monstrous new species of bird just as a teenage girl is gifted an amulet found on mysterious atoll. As the creatures begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to the girl emerges.

A giant monster that emits a destructive ray from its back attacks Japan and takes on Gamera.

Volcanic activity unleashes a bloodthirsty monster called Gyaos that Gamera must confront.

Gamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.

The murder of an old man on sacred grounds provokes the intervention of vengeful yôkai (Japanese spirits.)

The story follows the life of Ryunosuke Tsukue, an amoral samurai and a master swordsman with an unorthodox style.

This movie is based on the true life story of a Korean fighter named Choi Bae-dal (who later changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama), the founder of Kyokushin Karate in Japan.

On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named Otsuyu. Not knowing she's a ghost, he becomes infatuated by her.

Ryunosuke awakens in the forest having no more idea what happened that previous night, as he'd been drunk & hallucinatory. He is surrounded by corpses & can surmise it's his own handiwork.

Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke's harrassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fencing school malingering outside their fencing hall.

A team of samurai warriors team up to defeat a shape-changing, supernatural creature.

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly.

An all-star cast from Daiei Film Company has made "the ultimate Jirocho movie" about the legendary yakuza Shimizu no Jirocho, the biggest Boss in the Tokaido area.