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Foundation date 1 january 1912

The Nikkatsu Corporation (日活株式会社, Nikkatsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese entertainment company known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio. The name Nikkatsu amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Motion Pictures".

Shareholders are Nippon Television Holdings (35%) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (28.4%).
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Filmography of Nikkatsu (218 films)

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Production

Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1963)
, 1h54
Directed by Kirio Urayama
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Jun Hamamura, Asao Koike, Tanie Kitabayashi

Wakae, une jeune fille de 15 ans, vit pauvrement avec un père constamment sous l'emprise de l'alcool et sa belle-mère dans un petit village côtier. Elle sèche l'école pour travailler comme serveuse dans un bar et commet parfois des petits larcins. Alors qu'elle vient de voler une paire de chaussures, elle retrouve Saburō, revenu au village après avoir été licencié de son emploi à Tokyo. Ce dernier tente de l'aider et s'attache à la jeune sauvageonne. Mais face à la pression familiale, son frère Taro se lance dans la politique et voit d'un mauvais œil cette liaison, et au comportement asocial de la jeune fille, Saburō met de la distance avec Wakae.
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific (1963)
, 1h37
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Origin Japon
Genres Adventure
Actors Yujiro Ishihara, Masayuki Mori, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ruriko Asaoka, Hajime Hana, Shirō Ōsaka

Yujiro Ishihara is a young yachtsman who impulsively decides to sail across the pacific to San Francisco. On the way he encounters a ship with American passengers. He talks to them in broken English and realises that he does not have a passport. On landing in San Francisco, he receives a hero's welcome, but is scolded by the Japanese consulate.
The Insect Woman
The Insect Woman (1963)
, 2h3
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Sachiko Hidari, Masumi Harukawa, Teruko Kishi, Tanie Kitabayashi, Asao Koike, Hiroyuki Nagato

Le film suit le parcours d’une femme, Tome, pendant une quarantaine d’années. Tome est originaire d’une province rurale du Nord du Japon – Tohoku. Elle se rend à Tokyo pour essayer de se sortir de la misère. Elle devient prostituée puis maquerelle, mais, arrêtée par la police, elle revient finalement à sa situation et à son point de départ.
Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
, 1h48
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Yōko Minamida, Hiroyuki Nagato, Tetsurō Tanba, Shirō Ōsaka, Takeshi Katō, Kin Sugai

The film focuses on Kinta, a member of the Himori Yakuza, who has been put in charge of the gang's pork distribution and his girlfriend Haruko, who works at a bar. Kinta is shown working with other gangsters, beating up a local shopkeep who caters to Americans and paying the people who work on the hog farm. When Kinta goes to visit Haruko in the afternoon she leaves without speaking to him and Kinta finds out through her sister that Haruko is being paid 30000 yen to go on a date with a sailor (and that her mother has already spent the money). Haruko returns to Kinta later that night, although Kinta is unhappy because of the earlier events. Haruko reveals that she is pregnant and expresses her concerns about Kinta’s work.
Take Aim at the Police Van
Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)
, 1h19
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Misako Watanabe, Ryōhei Uchida, Shinsuke Ashida, Toru Abe, Tomio Aoki

Un fourgon transportant des prisonniers est mystérieusement attaqué. Deux des passagers sont tués et Daijiro, le gardien chargé de les surveiller, récolte une mise à pied de six mois. Chômage forcé qu’il compte bien mettre à profit pour mener sa propre enquête…
My Second Brother
My Second Brother (1959)
, 1h41
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Actors Kayo Matsuo, Hiroyuki Nagato, Taiji Tonoyama, Shinsuke Ashida, Tanie Kitabayashi, Kō Nishimura

The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. An adaptation of a best-selling book based on the diary of a ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) girl, it was one of the first films to deal with the subject of zainichi identity and struggles in Japan.
Endless Desire
Endless Desire (1958)
, 1h41
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Shizuko Kasagi, Kayo Matsuo, Misako Watanabe, Shinsuke Ashida, Hiroyuki Nagato, Ichirō Sugai (菅井一郎)

Quatre hommes se rencontrent à la sortie d'une gare. Ils ont rendez-vous avec un mystérieux lieutenant afin de récupérer un trésor enfoui sous une ville japonaise...
Stolen Desire
Stolen Desire (1958)
, 1h30
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Osamu Takizawa, Kō Nishimura, Hiroyuki Nagato, Tomio Aoki, Yōko Minamida, Kin Sugai

The film tells the story of a group of itinerant actors. Many of the interests to be found throughout Imamura's career are found already in this first film, including earthy depictions of sex, life on the fringes of Japanese society, and local dialects.
Nishi Ginza Station
Nishi Ginza Station (1958)
, 52minutes
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Kō Nishimura, Tomio Aoki

This short comedy concerns the extramarital affair of a drugstore owner. It is based on a popular song by the star of the film, Frank Nagai.
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
, 1h50
Directed by Yūzō Kawashima
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Nobuo Kaneko, Sachiko Hidari, Tomio Aoki, Yōko Minamida, Akira Kobayashi, Yujiro Ishihara

Un bordel confortable à la fin de l'ère Edo. Saheiji, un acteur complètement fauché, est incapable de payer sa note. Il est retenu en otage et doit travailler pour l'établissement de prostitution. Son adresse et son imagination le sauveront…
The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp (1956)
, 1h56
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, War, Musical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Rentarō Mikuni, Jun Hamamura, Shōji Yasui, Taketoshi Naito, Kō Nishimura, Yūnosuke Itō

Private Mizushima (Shôji Yasui), a Japanese soldier, becomes the harp (or saung) player of Captain Inouye's (Rentarō Mikuni) group, composed of soldiers who fight and sing to raise morale in the World War II Burma Campaign. When they are offered shelter in a village, they eventually realize they are being watched by British soldiers. They retrieve their ammunition, then see the advancing force. Captain Inouye tells the men to sing, laugh and clap, to give the British the impression that they are unaware of their presence. Instead of firing at them, though, the British soldiers begin singing the same melody. They learn that the war has ended with the Japanese surrender, and so they surrender to the British.
Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit (1956)
, 1h26
Directed by Kō Nakahira
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Mie Kitahara, Masahiko Tsugawa (津川 雅彦), Yujiro Ishihara, Shinsuke Ashida, Shintarō Ishihara, Masumi Okada

Deux frères sont en compétition pour gagner les faveurs amoureuses d'une jeune femme, durant un été au bord de mer passé à jouer, naviguer et boire...