Kyū Sazanka Movies

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...

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...

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

After finding a winning lottery ticket, the daughter and wife convince their father who’s been acting like a millionaire that it’s all...

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

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...

Sixth entry in the Company President Series.

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

A contemporary comedy.

In a corner of a warehouse at Shiodome Station, a alumni trunk, is found with the terrible smell of decay. The dead body of a woman is inside. Since...

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka.

A historical drama that depicts the touching beauty of world obsession and human love in the style of light comedy, in the center of which is a young...

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.

A privileged son betrays his family for the favors of a geisha in 18th century Osaka.

1962 Japanese movie