Kyū Sazanka Movies

Kingoro Yanagiya's 100th film.

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's...

Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their...

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...

Japanese youth film.

Ensemble comedy.

Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.

Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is...

The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state.

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover...

1962 Japanese movie

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.

Part one of The Masterless 47.

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but...

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...