Fusatarō Ishijima Movies

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....

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

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

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...

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the...

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...

When Japan entered into the great tragedy that was unforgettable, the general general of the history of the Ming Dynasty, hokudai Yamashita, left the...

Slice of life film centered on a couple of years in the life of a rural high school girl.

1962 Japanese movie

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

Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.

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

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

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...

The fourth installment of G-men of Japan

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to...