Shūji Sano Movies

The Nagasaki flagship store of a long-established castella bakery versus its Tokyo branch. Amid a sudden clash between the old and the new, a young...

Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso. His family is concerned with...

A lost film by Masahiro Makino

Japanese war movie.

A film about the rivalry between Captain Gondo and the harpooner Yosuke Yamagami, working on the best whaling ship Hayabusa Maru. One day they will...

Film about the life of a bitter female reporter with a pure heart.

A countryside woman working as a maid gets scouted for a model job.

Yuki is a young, single mother supporting herself and her son, Haru, with a job as a bar hostess.

Drama about young people in the Japanese rock scene starring the lead singer of Japanese rock band The Tigers (1966-1971, 1981-1983).

1962 Japanese movie

A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second...

Saeko Tachibana is a high school senior who lives with her mother. Playful yet somewhat lonely, Saeko was also an accomplished athlete who competed...

Drama about the trials and tribulations of a teenage girl.

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to...

A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.

Taiji (Kawazu Yusuke), who works at Noble Cosmetics, wants to marry his girlfriend Tomie (Kuwano Miyuki), but is having a hard time saving up the...

Yuzo Kayama visits New Zealand