The best Eitarō Ozawa’s mystery movies

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

27/03/1909- 23/04/1988
Today we present the best Eitarō Ozawa’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Eitarō Ozawa’s movies.

Ugetsu

Ugetsu
8.2/10
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

The Inugamis

The Inugamis
7.2/10
  • Genre: HorrorMystery
  • Release: 16/10/1976
  • Character: Furudate Kyozou
When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.

A Wife Confesses

A Wife Confesses
7.5/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 29/10/1961
  • Character: Ryôkichi Takigawa
Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.

Suspicion

Suspicion
7.1/10
A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes. Riding alongside him and surviving unhurt is his second wife, Kumako. It soon comes to light that Kumako’s husband was insured for 300 million yen and she is arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband for the insurance money. The newspapers denounce her as an evil woman, while the public is in no doubt about Kumako’s crime. Ritsuko Sahara is chosen as her defence attorney but the pair clash over almost everything...

The Cave of the Vampire Bats

The Cave of the Vampire Bats
A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing the bored Lord is walking by, he saved the girls but was too late to save the maiden, quickly he finds himself mixed up in a mystery of murdered maidens, an unknown ninja clan, attempted assassinations towards himself and a cursed vampire bat cave, can the bored Lord solve this puzzle before maidens lose their lives?

The Three Undelivered Letters

The Three Undelivered Letters
6.1/10
Noriko had been engaged to marry Toshiyuki Fujimura, who worked at her father’s bank. One day however, Fujimura mysteriously disappears. From that day, Noriko keeps herself locked up in her room. After three years of Noriko shutting herself up like a doll without a soul, Fujimura suddenly returns. Noriko’s family’s first reaction was strong rejection, but Noriko asks no questions and embraces him warmly. One day, as Noriko is cleaning her husband’s room, three envelopes accidentally fall from the pages of one of the books she had picked up. The first letter is dated August 11th, saying that his wife had suddenly taken ill. The second, dated August 20th, says that his wife is now critically sick, and the third letter, dated September 1st, is an announcement of his wife’s death. The wife is obviously Noriko, but she is alive and well. Do the letters then mean a preliminary notice of Noriko’s death?

Pressure of Guilt

Pressure of Guilt
7.5/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 17/02/1963
Mystery film.

The House of Hanging

The House of Hanging
6.2/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 26/05/1979
  • Character: Tokubei Honjo
This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to divert Kousuke's attention on the case. Suspicion and doubt clouds Kousuke's mind.

The Midday Trap

The Midday Trap

Black Report

Black Report
6.9/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 13/01/1963
  • Character: Ryuhei Yamamuro
After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.

Police Department Story Pt.15: Alibi

Police Department Story Pt.15: Alibi
The First Investigation Department is investigating a murder case that took place at a government agency, with particular attention to finding an alibi for the suspects. A security guard was killed in the building, the safe was broken into, but nothing was stolen. The three suspects have alibis, but who then killed the guard and broke into the safe? The 15th work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department. Sonny Chiba's first film role as one of the seven detectives.

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