Kyū Sazanka Movies

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful...

A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.

A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the...

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

Sixth entry in the Company President Series.

Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's...

Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through...

In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.

The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state.

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich...

A seasoned prosecutor uncovers the perfect crime committed by a young lawyer.

The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.

Comedy drama film

Japanese comedy film.

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...

A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising baseball player to The Toyko Flowers.

1962 Japanese movie