Kyū Sazanka Movies

1959 adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki's novel.

The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.

Sixth entry in the Company President Series.

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through...

1962 Japanese movie

A kind of modern dress "Donzoko" "The Lower Depths", about slum life in Osaka, where a greedy widow (Mimasu) takes advantage of her poor roomers,...

A love comedy directed by Osamu Takahashi based on an original screenplay by Kei Tasaki.

A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.

Part one of The Masterless 47.

A budding gangster enthralls a freeloading young woman, soon taking advantage of her knack for hitch-hiking to rob middle-class, middle-aged men.

A friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome private eye named Mitamura while both are investigating...

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it...

A story about the nature of office workers today.