Saburō Sawai Movies

1958 jidaigeki directed by Masaki Mori for Shintoho.

Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin....

Rumi (Yoko Mihara) and Emi (Masayo Banri) are sisters who dance nightly at the Blue Moon cabaret, which happens be the headquarters of a drug ring....

During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword...

Third and last "Maboroshi tantei" film, based on the manga by Jiro Kuwata.

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger sister of Jirokichi, a city firefighter from the...

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

Sashichi investigates the mysterious murders of four beauties, all of whom were stabbed in the chest.

Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

My Daughter's Only Wish tells the story of a poorly paid and clumsy office clerk, played with much comedic talent by Atsushi Watanabe. His biggest...

20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901).

The phantom thief, known as the "Actor Kid", who was creating a stir in the Daimyo's mansion, especially in the inner chambers, was called Inaba...

Fictionalized retelling of the life of a Geisha poisoner.

In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young...

A 1942 film.