Masao Oda Movies
- 1956
Fountainhead
Fountainhead5.81956HD
A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.
- 1961
The Orphan Brother
The Orphan Brother6.1251961HD
After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their...
- 1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan5.71959HD
Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father, in postwar Japan.
- 1960
The Lost Alibi
The Lost Alibi5.21960HD
Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his...
- 1960
The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai6.31960HD
Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying...
- 1963
A House in the Quarter
A House in the Quarter61963HD
With her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a successful brothel in Kyoto. There she is assigned to...
- 1960
Spring Dreams
Spring Dreams5.81960HD
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...
- 1959
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka5.71959HD
The adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is about to be purchased by a client, steals money from...
- 1961
Happiness of Us Alone
Happiness of Us Alone91961HD
The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and...
- 1960
The Master Spearman
The Master Spearman5.21960HD
This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to...
- 1959
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda7.51959HD
Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a...
- 1964
Roadside Stone
Roadside Stone6.51964HD
The Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a brusque, cold-hearted father and a submissive mother. The...
- 1958
Points and Lines
Points and Lines61958HD
Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the...
- 1964
Lead Tombstone
Lead Tombstone41964HD
LEAD TOMBSTONE tracks the progress of a young sociopathic rake who had, immediately post-WW2, rescued his country farmer mother from rape by stabbing...
- 1954
A Billionaire
A Billionaire5.71954HD
An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.
- 1959
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender8.51959HD
In World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western diplomats, to take them to the Canaries and arrange an...
- 1961
Run, Genta, Run!
Run, Genta, Run!7.51961HD
A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.
- 1964
The Desperate
The Desperate71964HD
A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai pursues Chiyo, the mistress...
- 1962
Woman of Design
Woman of Design6.51962HD
Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.
- 1961
Snow in the South Seas
Snow in the South Seas01961HD
Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions.