Makoto Satō Movies

Depicts the life of Nagaharu Yodogawa.

Yuzo Kayama plays the protagonist, a whale-hunting cannon manufactuing supervisor, whose brother is an automobile tester for Komatsu Motors which has...

Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His...

Ryoko visits brother-in-law Koji to recover from her time at a mental hospital. But she becomes increasingly convinced that Koji's eight year old...

Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom...

Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he...

Akira Nobi directs this violent two-fisted tale about a pair of abandoned sibling teens who fall into a web of yakuza intrigue. The film opens with...

Story of love, friendship, and college sports.

Ryusuke and Joe Oki escape from prison. Ryusuke was incarcerated for killing his younger brother Yasuhiko, who was a bouncer at the cabaret "Three...

Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they...

Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from Chinese captivity.

14th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series

The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

A young detective tries to determine whether a mysterious death was the result of murder or self-defense.

A single mother is being investigated into the death of her ex-husband, which brings to the fore the obscure details of her past.

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

The first of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

A 1964 war film directed by Kengo Furusawa

Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.