Isao Suenaga Movies

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in...

Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He...

Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own...

A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.

A recently released gangster has to cope with the recent shifts of power between gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in...

A student at a woman's university takes a controversial action against the school's old-fashioned doctrines.

A group of rank-and-file soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.

Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect will try to reunite with an old flame.

A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising baseball player to The Toyko Flowers.

A young reporter falls for a beautiful waitress, but fate conspires against their burgeoning romance when the latter is involved in a car accident...

One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns. Teiko travels across Japan to...

Yoshida's first feature follows the lives of young students against a background of jazz, emptiness and boredom. The plot is fairly simple: a...

A union-busting Yokohama dockworker learns that the loyalties that rule his life are based on shaky foundations. Believing that his manager was...

After moving in to their dream home, newlyweds decide to rent out their second floor to save money. They soon discover the woe of being landlords.

A melodrama based on a hit song by Yoshio Tabata. Set on Kikaijima Island, the story depicts the love between a simple-hearted island girl and a...

Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.

A case of mistaken identity in which a woman assumes the role of widow to a man killed in a train accident.

1959 Japanese movie