Yoshiko Sakuma Movies

A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality shamisen...

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.

1958 Japanese movie

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

Japanese comedy film.

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.

The unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce battle over his estate inheritance among family...

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.

Japanese comedy film.

The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his...

A comedy about Hikoichi, a mediocre train conductor who falls in love with a beautiful widow Sayuri.

Naomasa, the former lord of Okayama Castle and the head of the Iseda family, takes a strange boy, Kirihito, under his wing. However, Naomasa is sent...

In post-war Japan, it is difficult for private business to stay afloat. The small atelier has a debt of several million yen. To get a loan, his...

1959 Japanese movie