Yūnosuke Itō Movies

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly...

From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki

The humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But Osen's beauty attracts numerous would-be lovers among...

Dotanba - Last Minute

Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to...

A provincial bus driver plans to marry his conductress, but one night he glimpses the woman he once loved, which throws him into turmoil.

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined...

A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her from Osaka to her home village, where...

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

Ichiro Yoshida, the father of the boy Kiyoshi, who has been repatriated from China, returns home after a ten-year separation. The father, who has...

The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.

A reckless student contemplates terrorism in a prescient film that confirmed Shinoda as a fearless member of Shochiku's iconoclastic New Wave. At the...

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

Office worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.