Kyū Sazanka Movies

Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by...

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

A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover...

Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but...

In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...

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

When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre...

Yano, a progressive individual who seeks to overcome strength with gentleness and confronts physical power with moral principles, faces off against a...

Sixth entry in the Company President Series.

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...

A story about the nature of office workers today.

Part one of The Masterless 47.

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich...

A love comedy directed by Osamu Takahashi based on an original screenplay by Kei Tasaki.

Japanese comedy film.