Sadako Sawamura Movies

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

A playboy bartender pretends to be gay in order to approach women. He is in cahoots with another opportunist, a young woman who is trying to seduce a...

1959 youth comedy.

The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.

The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.

1962 Japanese movie

An old man cashes in all his possessions and sets off on a journey to the Tohoku region in late autumn. Along the way, he visits a friend on his...

The daughter of a former Miss Universe winner finds success as a fashion model in Tokyo following the death of her fiancé.

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.

This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and...

During the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is apparent that their needs are not matched. He would much...

Lending money, job hunting for civilians and babysitting. All these things are usually not listed on a policeman's job description. But for the...

1942 adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's novel.

The story of the role played by Japanese-American soldiers from Hawaii in the Korean War of the 1950s.

1962 Japanese movie