Akikane Sawa Movies

The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro...

Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji, fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post-war period in Japan.

The first film with Tetsuro Tamba as a detective. An exciting drama about the pursuit of a criminal, which takes place in Yokohama. Tamba...

A con man sets up a consulting firm where he poses as a doctor specializing in curing people of their sexual problems and hang-ups.

1962 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

This film focuses on Okatsu; the adopted daughter of a master swordsman. She is a master with a sword herself and her talents far overshadow that of...

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

The third film in the Taro series, following "The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Eternity" and "The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush." Taro, who...

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.

Chiezo Kataoka grew up as a Magician's apprentice in America and no prison can hold him!

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.

1961 gangster film.

A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa...

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

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

An early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an honourable outlaw who saves an older man from an...