Movies by Eiji Funakoshi

Ten Dark Women

Ten Dark Women

Kaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him. However each woman would rather keep him alive, as long as she was the only woman in his life.

Being Two Isn't Easy

Being Two Isn't Easy

The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.

Black Test Car

Black Test Car

Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.

The Night before Pearl Harbor

The Night before Pearl Harbor

The last film in the series brings the tale to the doorstep of Pacific War, with the planning of the bombing of Pearl Harbor dominant in Nakano Spy School.

The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research.

The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

The hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a murder case turns into a case of smuggling.

Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.

A Public Benefactor

A Public Benefactor

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.

The Money Dance

The Money Dance

Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him for his "forceful personality," and assigns him to kill evil people, a president of a loan company and a drug baron.

Victory and Defeat

Victory and Defeat

After the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura), recommends Yamanaka (Hiroshi Kawaguchi), who is no longer in top form and is ranked number one, for a title fight, but his comrade Hata (Kojiro Hongo) is not happy with this choice, and so he moves to the gym run by the criminal businessman Goda (Toru Abe) and burning desire to beat Yamanaka.

Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanaeā€™s little sister rolls into their apartment and begins to stir things up with her riotousness.

The Old Temple Well

The Old Temple Well

Features a haunted well with yet another blind masseur's vengeful ghost.

The Pit of Death

The Pit of Death

Horror film directed by Koji Shima.

The Wandering Princess

The Wandering Princess

Pu Zhe , the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, Pu Wen, marries Ryuko the daughter of a long-established aristocratic family - all in the interest of the Japanese rulers , which legitimizes the relationship between Japan and its Chinese puppet state. To the surprise of all , a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops. It is put to the test when Japan loses the war, Manchukuo is dissolved and the imperial court must flee. The lovers now have to separate: Pu Zhe tries to escape to Japan with his brother , while Ryuko flees with he...