Tatsuo Saitō Movies

Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience....

A kidnapped boy proves to be more than his abductor can handle.

Shinpachi Morimura, who was born in a fusuma craftsman's house, wants to join the Japanese navy. However, his father wants him to continue in the...

1956 Drama by Toshio Sugie

Inoue was something of a rarity in the sense, that he was a Shochiku house director who seems to have worked mostly in period films, often with big...

That Night's Woman

A melodrama about a businessman's relations with the three women in his life.

A Japanese screwball comedy about the battle between the sexes: two timid men, egged on by their wives, end up in a bitter duel over an expensive...

Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into defiant relationships that challenge social...

A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run...

1947 Japanese movie

A salaryman finds some money in the street and gets a reward for returning it to its rightful owner. However his colleagues immediately start...

A love triangle among a girl, her poor boyfriend, and a rich company president.

Two young women start their first jobs at a construction firm.

A film adaptation of the story “Gonzo and Sukejū” from a new perspective.

Third film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a...

It is considered to be a lost film.

Adaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital, depicts the love lives of the director's...