Sadako Sawamura Movies

The middle of the Meiji period. Tororo Goro, a Nanjing expedition hit the first time to join the white thread at the water entertainer waterfall,...

The 22nd film in the Ekimae series about shop-owners living near Akabane Station, Tokyo.

Story of rebellious youth follows the 19-year-old son of a Hokkaido farmer who has an affair with the daughter of a wealthy trading company...

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.

Engineer Shuichi defies his wealthy family to live with bar hostess Kazuyo, whose loyalty to her struggling family complicates their love. As class,...

Adaptation of a novel by Yojiro Ishizaka, originally released in two parts.

On his way to Tokyo one night, a truck driver picks up a country girl and has his way with her amidst a forest. A few days later he loses his job...

Set in Qingdao, China, a Japanese company locates an office there and begins work and cooperation with a local Chinese company for business. Many...

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

A university graduate determined to become a fishmonger defies his mother's wishes, tangles with bar hostesses and a beer company heiress,...

The life of a toilet-seller during the Japanese Economic Miracle.

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.

Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in her life are three young men—stage actor...

Salaryman comedy.

This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the...