Saburo Ishikura Movies

A couple died in Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture, in an apparent double suicide, the circumstances of which were unclear.

Based on the comic book series by Shunji Sonoyama.

Okatsu is a widow raising five children - adults but still mama-dependent - in mid-eighteenth century Edo, Japan. Her frugality attracts unflattering...

After dropping out of college, "Takeshi" jumps into the Asakusa France Theater and begins his training as a comedian. His teacher, Senzaburo Fukami,...

A band of samurai warriors places a curse on a family fortune thus frustrating the heir 4 centuries later.

Shohei Kazama (Kinya Kitaoji), who travels all over the country and works as a special police chief, is new to the Iwaki Tokiwa Police Station in...

A former yakuza returns to gangster life after an old enemy threatens his son.

When her husband is betrayed by his fellow yakuza and jailed, his wife takes over and fights to prevent his expulsion from the clan.

Echizen Washi artisan Takeo has lived in emotional isolation since the death of his wife, but he collapses due to a brain tumor and is in need of...

Comedy about a woman who finds a new life after she loses her busband.

At the end of October, Sueko Yamane, a widow living alone, is strangled to death in her home in the Togura district on the outskirts of Matsuyama...

Sugai works as a driver at a chauffeur service company at night. On the night of a full moon weekend, he is told to pair up with a newcomer Kariya....

Made-for-TV film adaptation of the 1957 novel by Seicho Matsumoto starring Takeshi Kitano and directed by Noboru Tanaka. The novel was previously...

The drama portrays the lives of two young men, Kaneko Ryū (played by Hōshi Ishida) and Sudō Kazutora (played by Yūtarō...

Based on the true story of this miracle that delivered smiles and hope to the world, the love and conflict of each father and son, and the father and...

The two most famous Japanese mystery characters have come together to solve a crime. A year ago, a man was trying to commit suicide by jumping off a...

A beautiful but sad story about an Oiran who never smiles. Produced and staged by PARCO Theater.