Kyū Sazanka Movies

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

Part one of The Masterless 47.

An ambitious young woman uses her sex appeal to solve financial problems in her family, including a brother in debt to the yakuza, and a father who...

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

Towards the end of WWII, a black American pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to...

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

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...

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

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

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.

The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Danpei Ichikawa lives...

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.

1962 Japanese movie

The 18th "Ekimae" feature.

A story about the nature of office workers today.

Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is...

This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 36, is working in a bar, struggling valiantly to...

A straight-laced employee is tasked with supervising his impulsive CEO during a business trip intended to revive struggling sales.

Penultimate 23rd "Ekimae" comedy is about oil-field exploration.

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...