Shigeo Katô Movies

  • 1991
    Rhapsody in August

    Rhapsody in August

    Rhapsody in August

    7.1241991HD

    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
  • 1970
    Space Amoeba

    Space Amoeba

    Space Amoeba

    6.41970HD

    When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. S...

    Space Amoeba
  • 1985
    Godzilla 1985

    Godzilla 1985

    Godzilla 1985

    6.71985HD

    Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of...

    Godzilla 1985
  • 1973
    The Blossom and the Sword

    The Blossom and the Sword

    The Blossom and the Sword

    71973HD

    Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who crosses paths with an assassin (Tetsuya Watari). The e...

    The Blossom and the Sword
  • 1958
    Oban kanketsu hen

    Oban kanketsu hen

    Oban kanketsu hen

    01958HD

    Ushinosuke returns to Tokyo with new ambitions. Fourth and final part of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.

    Oban kanketsu hen
  • 1957
    Ôban

    Ôban

    Ôban

    01957HD

    A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku S...

    Ôban
  • 1957
    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    01957HD

    Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shis...

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
  • 1969
    Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

    Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

    Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

    01969HD

    A timid salaryman is the subject of this black comedy.

    Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
  • 1969
    Too Young to Die

    Too Young to Die

    Too Young to Die

    71969HD

    A young couple, composed of a cheating wife and a retired car racer, arrive at a drive-in. A man with a gun arrives at the restaurant and takes hostag...

    Too Young to Die
  • 1971
    Lake of Dracula

    Lake of Dracula

    Lake of Dracula

    6.71971HD

    A young girl suffers a terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes. Eighteen years later, it is revealed to be a hellish prophecy when...

    Lake of Dracula
  • 1970
    The Vampire Doll

    The Vampire Doll

    The Vampire Doll

    6.81970HD

    A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but thei...

    The Vampire Doll
  • 1968
    Judge and Jeopardy

    Judge and Jeopardy

    Judge and Jeopardy

    01968HD

    It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a su...

    Judge and Jeopardy
  • 1964
    You Can Succeed, Too

    You Can Succeed, Too

    You Can Succeed, Too

    7.51964HD

    A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.

    You Can Succeed, Too
  • 1953
    The Eagle of the Pacific

    The Eagle of the Pacific

    The Eagle of the Pacific

    7.81953HD

    Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war w...

    The Eagle of the Pacific
  • 1974
    ESPY

    ESPY

    ESPY

    5.61974HD

    The film deals with the recruitment of race car driver Jiro Miki (Masao Kusakari) and his dog, Caesar, to a group of people who use ESP, psychokinesis...

    ESPY
  • 1981
    The Imperial Navy

    The Imperial Navy

    The Imperial Navy

    6.61981HD

    A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship duri...

    The Imperial Navy
  • 1955
    Half Human

    Half Human

    Half Human

    4.81955HD

    Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as the Snowman.

    Half Human
  • 1961
    Mothra

    Mothra

    Mothra

    7.11961HD

    Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population al...

    Mothra
  • 1958
    The H-Man

    The H-Man

    The H-Man

    5.81958HD

    Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.

    The H-Man
  • 1993
    Madadayo

    Madadayo

    Madadayo

    7.31993HD

    Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset o...

    Madadayo