Takeshi Sakamoto Movies

The narrative is about a woman who faces hard times, when her husband is arrested for a crime committed by his boss. The woman also has a child to...

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

Lost silent film

Japanese silent film from 1929.

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

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...

An unemployed Japanese man and his two sons wander the industrial flatlands of Depression-era Tokyo, until he chances upon an old friend and...

Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.

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

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

Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...

Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some...

Follows six male friends from elementary school whose career paths diverge—newspaper reporter, engineer, boxer, sushi restaurant...

A 1937 Japanese film.

A modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.

Bank robbers hide their loot in an underwater cave in a small fishing village, but the Ama (female divers) of the village suspect something and dive...