Kenji Sugawara Movies

Yosuke Machida of the Daito Shinpo hears from a boy named Toshi-bo, whom he found on the street, that Toshi-bo’s older sister, Toyo, was...

There are male and female students working part-time jobs in the city center while facing the harsh realities of society as they struggle to pay for...

Set against the backdrop of Nagasaki, a love story blossoms between an unfortunate circus girl and a shipbuilding engineer.

After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by...

During the Warring States era of early 17th century Japan, teenage princess Sen is besieged with other members of her family in Osaka Castle, by a...

A mystery story set on a haunted island: a student is murdered, followed by the suicide of his lover.

1956 Daiei movie

A man finds great camaraderie while traveling.

A tragic love story set in a hot-spring town.

Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor to the Soda Family, he kills the...

Performing every night for an audience of male admirers, cabaret singer Yuri captures the attention of Yoshio Tsugawa, a motorcycle salesman who...

Japanese drama from 1954

Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter...

The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the...