Takeshi Sakamoto Movies

A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as...

Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki...

Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run judo school.

The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.

A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokiko, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited niece from Osaka. Despite being a minor, Setsuko is a...

An anthology of thirteen patriotic stories about Japanese citizens contributing to the war effort.

Adapted from a novel by Kaoru Funayama

After the father of her son leaves her high and dry, Kazuko gives her child up for adoption and takes a job at a hot spring resort, watching her son...

Raucous small-time thief Kenji falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, but when she finds out what kind of guy he really is, she leaves him until...

Inochi uruwashi

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

Japanese silent film from 1928, ranked as Kinema Junpo's second-best Japanese movie of the year.

Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.