Chūzaburō Wakamiya Movies

Writer Jippensha Ikku hears Tsutaya Juzaburo, a wholesaler of picture books, mutter on his deathbed, "Where has Sharaku gone?" He begins to figure...

In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a sex worker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets a teacher and falls...

The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.

1962 Japanese movie

The story follows Misako Kitaoka, a junior college graduate and Nitto Lease sales department employee, as she grows through work, love, and...

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

1962 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

Jiro, a smooth-talking, womanizing bartender, flees from a Yakuza boss to Yanagase.

A young couple, composed of a cheating wife and a retired car racer, arrive at a drive-in. A man with a gun arrives at the restaurant and takes...

1960 Japanese movie

A truck driver is reunited with friends from his youth in a seedy bar and gets drawn into a web of crime.

Love story of a working-class boy and girl.

The story follows a humble merchant from Tohoku who travels to Tokyo to fulfill his dream of buying goods directly from wholesalers. During his stay,...

Explicit drama about a young woman who becomes involved with a group of college students who play "spin-the-bottle" and the women must make love or...

After years of living a comfortable existence as a housewife, Aki starts to suspect that her husband is hiding something.

1959 Japanese movie

Period comedy about an undertaker's assistant in love with the daughter of a wealthy doctor. When her father refuses to allow the young lovers to...

Sequel to the 1955 movie.