Asao Sano Movies

The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when...

One of Sayuri Yoshinaga's first leading roles.

Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time of famine. He is befriended by Kada Gentaro, a...

A 1960 crime film

Ryoji, a wanderer, arrives in a remote mountain town, carrying a shotgun and claiming to be a hunter. He quickly becomes embroiled in a web of...

A high-school vigilante protects his community from the extortions of mobsters from a neighbouring city.

A film set in Nagasaki examining prejudice against atom bomb victims.

A Western-inspired film where a pair of traveling beekeepers odyssey by covered wagon from Kyushu, the southernmost of the Japanese archipelago's...

An unofficial sequel to Million Dollar Match (1961) which also starred Koji Wada as a young energetic boxer. This story deals more with betting...

Kagero, the leader of the female ninja serving Kasuga no Tsubone in the Ōoku, rescues a young woman who is being attacked by samurai. This...

1974 Japanese movie

The first film in the Fearless Guy series. Kosuke was part of a huge organized crime group, but decided to leave after his best friend died a brutal...

Ayako (Sayuri Yoshinaga) is a free-willed college girl who shares a room with Takako and Kimie. They each have a clear vision of what they want from...

Joe, a master diver, explodes his fighting spirit and friendship across raging seas and scorching deserts in this gorgeous and entertaining epic.

1965 Nikkatsu youth film.

Shadowed and alone. Today, a melancholy guitar sobs in a wandering seaside town.... To make amends, he hides his identity and saves his girlfriend's...

Shigeru is a young man who works as a window cleaner. His older brother Kenzo has just returned from prison and is determined to start life anew. But...

Film by Buichi Saitô

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji...