Takeshi Sakamoto Movies

In the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night,...

Third film in the "Ekimae" series, this time set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother Jiro run the bento shop, "Goraku." One day, Keiko...

University friends Ben and Shūichi unknowingly vie for the attention of the beautiful Chieko while on a skiing trip.

Aiko, a bar hostess, falls for the son of a company president who also keeps a mistress, and whose family disapproves of his relationship with the...

Popular geisha Koharu suspects that Yusaku, a handsome stranger she falls in love with, is involved in a robbery of precious diamond.

1939 Japanese movie

A road trip comedy set against the backdrop of the famous historical sites of Tohoku and Hokkaido.

A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.

At the wedding of Kohei (Hasegawa) and Michiko (Todoroki), a whisper echoes along with a gust of wind. As if manipulated by the mysterious voice,...

Three couples connected to rival business and theatrical families navigate complicated romances, workplace disputes, and family opposition.

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

An anthology of thirteen patriotic stories about Japanese citizens contributing to the war effort.

A film about the life of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a Japanese painter with disabilities.

A pair of blind masseurs, an enigmatic city woman, a lonely man and his ill-behaved nephew—The Masseurs and a Woman is made up of crisscrossing...

When a young man inherits his father's lucrative business, he cheats the system to set up three of his college friends with jobs.

Before a young woman can be sold to a geisha, she becomes pregnant.

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki...

A film about the rivalry between Captain Gondo and the harpooner Yosuke Yamagami, working on the best whaling ship Hayabusa Maru. One day they will...

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets...