Kōji Mitsui Filmes

The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.

An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she...

First ninkyo yakuza picture at Toei directed by Teruo Ishii

The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide music for people living in remote villages...

Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been...

Japanese comedy film.

A lost film by Masahiro Makino

1962 Japanese movie

Inoue was something of a rarity in the sense, that he was a Shochiku house director who seems to have worked mostly in period films, often with big...

A young woman is attacked by a serial rapist and murderer whom her detective father is investigating. Though she survives, the impact of the event...

The seventh film in the popular series starring the Yotamono trio (Mitsui, Abe and Isono). Summer came and the three of them decided to open a store...

Japanese comedy film.

Owner and workers of a tiny medicine factory fall in love with a lovable girl.

A widow works as an insurance seller to raise her three children

1958 Japanese movie

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

1962 Japanese movie

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This...