Sadako Sawamura Movies

This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 36, is working in a bar, struggling valiantly to...

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after...

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

Japanese comedy film.

Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion...

Amidst the 1960 Japanese-American mutual security treaty, alienated young nihilist Takuya struggles to find his footing between his do-nothing wealth...

The 22nd film in the Ekimae series about shop-owners living near Akabane Station, Tokyo.

Kita Ippei (Atsumi Kiyoshi) became a security officer in the Metropolitan Police Department's Security Division after catching a thug who attacked a...

Wang Xinglian returns from her studies in Japan to visit her father in Hong Kong where she has an encounter with the young Japanese Hasegawa Toru....

A seamstress seeks the love of her life while helping a troubled couple.

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in...

At the wedding of Kohei (Hasegawa) and Michiko (Todoroki), a whisper echoes along with a gust of wind. As if manipulated by the mysterious voice,...

1962 Japanese movie

The story of the hardships facing women working as maids and waitresses at a resort hotel restaurant.

Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period.

The 12th "Ekimae" feature.

Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope...