Sadako Sawamura Movies

Apparently a baseball drama starring real-life stars Nagashima (The Babe Ruth of Japanese Baseball) and teammate Oh-known collectively as ON-from the...

1962 Japanese movie

A masterpiece of life sketches overflowing with heartwarming affection and laughter that portrays the modern common people with humor and pathos,...

Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash. His impulsive decision...

Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a...

Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love.

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

1962 Japanese movie

Popular guitarist Shunsuke Sugi had a busy schedule and lived a puppet life with manager Yoko Ohara. On the way home from the Tohoku tour, he rescued...

This story takes place at a school under the new educational system. It all began when a love letter addressed to Takeshi Kodama, the straightforward...

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

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...

Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.