Fusatarō Ishijima Movies

Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and...

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...

Tora-san, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura....

The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is...

A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa...

Saburo and Keiko fall in love with each other but the tide of war separates them.

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his...

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately...

1962 Japanese movie

1959 Japanese movie

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.