Ikio Sawamura Movies

An Ishiro Honda film.

Gen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the god Prince Fudo-Myo. Prince Fudo-Myo comes to the...

In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic.

1961 Japanese movie

Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong...

The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.

Masuo and Sazae are enjoying their newlywed life in their new house, even though they are in company housing. Masuo's colleague is invited to thank...

1955 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.

Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees...

Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they...

Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from Chinese captivity.

A historical drama that depicts the touching beauty of world obsession and human love in the style of light comedy, in the center of which is a young...

May Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New York, she travels incognito with a tour group, in hopes...

Takashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a four-year sentence, only to find it infested with yakuza...