Daisuke Katō Movies

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying...

As Marukyū Department Store plans its Hawaii expansion, company executives become sidetracked by local pleasures and personal entanglements. By...

A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.

On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police...

Part 2 starts where the first film ended, with Iemon disposing of the bodies of his wife and Kohei, marrying upward, and being blackmailed by the...

A food company undergoes leadership changes, with younger staff rising to key roles.

Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

A heartbroken beauty has slipped into the ranks of the "Golden Horse" circus troupe. The circus's two star performers, vying for her affection, face...

Story of young love in the hills.

1962 Japanese movie

The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island.

A high school girl kills her father's mistress.

As his fashion company rides a wave of post-recession success, President Kurihara seeks to expand into women’s apparel through a deepening...

Part two of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.

A 1970s Toho coming-of-age film.

Ushinosuke returns to Tokyo with new ambitions. Fourth and final part of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.

A clothing manufacturer president tries to revitalize his company during a business downturn by securing new sales partners and chasing a deal with a...

Released on the same date as Shochiku's version.

Apparently a baseball drama starring real-life stars Nagashima (The Babe Ruth of Japanese Baseball) and teammate Oh-known collectively as ON-from the...