
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.)

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.

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