Takeshi Sakamoto Movies

After being discharged from the military, Kenzo, convinced of his older brother Kenichi’s innocence—who had been executed five years...

A married man falls for a dancer and his wife's uncle hires a private detective to spy on him. Considered to be a lost film.

Shinpachi Morimura, who was born in a fusuma craftsman's house, wants to join the Japanese navy. However, his father wants him to continue in the...

A silent 3-reel comedy short that uses the 1933 film King Kong as a backdrop to the story. It was produced by Shochiku Studios (who released the...

A human drama about the bond between parents and a child and family love. The daughter leaves her foster parents and ends up with her mother in...

The story of a boy who befriends a lonely middle-aged man.

An unemployed Japanese man and his two sons wander the industrial flatlands of Depression-era Tokyo, until he chances upon an old friend and...

Japanese mystery film marking Yuka Mizuhara's film debut.

1956 Japanese movie

At the wedding of Kohei (Hasegawa) and Michiko (Todoroki), a whisper echoes along with a gust of wind. As if manipulated by the mysterious voice,...

The story deals with Fuji, nicknamed Waka-danna (Young Master), the star athlete on his university's rugby team. The son of a wealthy soy sauce...

A geisha helps a runaway who looks just like her.

Japanese silent film from 1929.

Japanese jidaigeki from 1927.

Japanese war movie.

A wandering swordsman helps a doll maker and his fiancée fight against a ruthless gang in a small town. As tensions escalate, epic duels and...

Part two of Shimizu's major silent Seven Seas, a family drama of the intertwining fates of the rich, decadent Yagibashis and the far less prosperous...

Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.