Shunji Sakai Movies

Mariko is an innocent girl who grew up in the highlands of Shinshu. She moves to Tokyo to live with her father who has successfully returned to...

A young, talented singer (Misora) is orphaned, not once but twice, and has to turn to a rather unlikely, and unwilling, parental figure, while...

1958 Mito Kumon movie

Wandering swordsman Kanbei, parading through town with a sign that reads "Seeking fights, selling my life cheap." One day, he receives a request from...

Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style...

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.

The love between young college students Toki and the handsome Takaga is tested when Takaya's parents, who despise Toki's family's geisha house...

The story of a ghostly thief in Edo who calls himself the fireball guy.

1958 Japanese movie

Bored Hatamoto film #19

A frenzy of goodwill, tears, laughter, and a lot of fun, caused by thirteen children under the guise of a good-natured fruit vendor and his wife.

Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.

The story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed Kan-ei temple. On his way the procession is disrupted...

A parody based on Kabuki plays about thieves led by the famous Soshun Kochiyama.

1957 Japanese movie

Japanese comedy film.

A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the interesting human image of his...