Known for
7.1A failed science experiment gives a librarian the ability to turn into a gaseous substance. He goes on to rob banks to fund his dancer girlfriend's career, killing those who interfere. Now Tokyo's most wanted criminal, can authorities stop him?
The Human Vapor
1960
NRA beer salesman with a passion for fishmongering stumbles through mishaps, rivalries, and gangster trouble while chasing a big contract, winning the deal through quick thinking—then turns down a promotion to keep working his own way.
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Oshichi's Vegetable Store: The No.1 Girl at the Edo Festival
1960
NRThe fourth "Otora-san" feature.
Otora-san's Ghostly Rascals
1958
9.0Ayako Kurimura, a new B.G. at Nitto Electric, becomes the object of affection for both her brother's colleague Kazuo Fukami and the flirtatious executive’s son, Hiroshi Tsuzawa. As office romances and corporate ambitions collide, relationships shift: heartbreak leads to new connections, old flames reemerge, and Hiroshi is ultimately disowned. Ayako helps him reunite with former lover Yoko, sending them off to Osaka while those around her find new beginnings.
B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old
1961
NRContemporary comedy.
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
1961
Film credits
1960s · 27 titles
7.1A failed science experiment gives a librarian the ability to turn into a gaseous substance. He goes on to rob banks to fund his dancer girlfriend's career, killing those who interfere. Now Tokyo's most wanted criminal, can authorities stop him?
The Human Vapor
1960
NRA beer salesman with a passion for fishmongering stumbles through mishaps, rivalries, and gangster trouble while chasing a big contract, winning the deal through quick thinking—then turns down a promotion to keep working his own way.
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Oshichi's Vegetable Store: The No.1 Girl at the Edo Festival
1960
9.0Ayako Kurimura, a new B.G. at Nitto Electric, becomes the object of affection for both her brother's colleague Kazuo Fukami and the flirtatious executive’s son, Hiroshi Tsuzawa. As office romances and corporate ambitions collide, relationships shift: heartbreak leads to new connections, old flames reemerge, and Hiroshi is ultimately disowned. Ayako helps him reunite with former lover Yoko, sending them off to Osaka while those around her find new beginnings.
B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old
1961
NRContemporary comedy.
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Happicoat Comedian
1960
8.3Young Yuichi (Kayama) romances Sumiko (Hoshi) while helping out at his family's restaurant, singing in a band, and preparing for an important boxing tournament.
Pride of the Campus
1962
8.0A struggling salesman at World Electric finds his major deal blocked by internal politics and pressure from all sides. During a company trip to Beppu, personal entanglements and old company secrets surface, forcing difficult choices and quiet compromises.
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
NRSecond of the three Awamori-kun movies.
Awamori-kun kanpai!
1961
No synopsis available yet.
Young Salesman: Sanshiro Sebiro
1960
7.7A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
You Can Succeed, Too
1964
NRA young salesman wins over a rival ink company while falling for the president’s daughter. Drawn into kendo rivalries and pressured to lose, he chooses integrity—earning both success and love.
The Tenth Game of New Salarymen
1961
NR1961 Japanese movie
Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961
8.0Amid management shakeups and arranged marriage plans at Sekai Electric, an executive couple tries to support a young woman’s relationship with an academic over a business heir.
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
9.0In this continuation of Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (Shacho sen ichiya, 1967), Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo 70.
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967
Japanese comedy film.
Watashi wa uso wa mōshimasen
1961
10.01962 Japanese movie
Youth Season
1962
NR1962 Japanese movie
The Tenth Game of New Salarymen: Salaryman Ittoru
1962
NRThe life of a toilet-seller during the Japanese Economic Miracle.
Toilet Manager
1961
9.0World Electric's top ad model disappears, throwing the company into disarray. A fortune-teller’s influence spreads through upper management, sending staff on a misguided search. Misinformation, internal friction, and unexpected revelations push the company to its limits.
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960
NRUntaro Tatsumura, a pioneer of the salaryman class, had retired from active duty and was living a leisurely life in Ito with his wife, while serving as an advisor to seven companies. However, when he announced that he intended to donate his estate to social welfare causes, the Tatsumura household was thrown into an uproar.
A Salaryman's Reckless Family
1963
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Salarygirl Book: Idle Talk, Back-Biting Chatter, Senseless Retorts
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sequel Western King, Eastern Leader
1965
NR1962 Japanese movie
Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
1962
NRFirst "Maboroshi tantei" film, based on the manga by Jiro Kuwata.
Maboroshi Tantei: Chiteijin Shūrai
1960
NR1961 Japanese movie
Taking a Success Course
1961
Early pink film.
Yawahada zange
1966
1950s · 21 titles
NRThe fourth "Otora-san" feature.
Otora-san's Ghostly Rascals
1958
NRThe third of four "The Surprising Legend of Jirocho" films.
The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Jirocho's Family Feud
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Chakkiri Kinta Sequel
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Norihei's 'Third Level Husband': The Happy Family
1956
NRThe third "Otora-san" feature.
Otora-san at His Best
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tokyo is a Fine Place
1957
NRThe second "The Surprising Legend of Jirocho" feature.
The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat
1957
8.0At an Osaka electronics company, power struggles, corporate schemes, and personal agendas collide when the boss is away. As tensions rise around a meddling heiress and a collapsing business deal, one quiet employee steps up to set things right.
New Third-Class Executive
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Town of the Starry Skies
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sisters at the Hot Springs
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Leader of the Bomb Girls
1959
NRThe fourth an final film in the "Jirocho igaiden" series.
Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival
1958
NRA wealthy young man, engaged through family arrangement, meets a humble shop girl after she finds his lost ring. Their growing affection challenges class boundaries and family expectations, leading to a sincere romance that defies convention.
Engagement Ring
1956
9.0A former company man turned drifter is pulled back to lead a struggling toy company, enforcing bold reforms that shake up its corporate culture. Just as success arrives, he quietly walks away, leaving a changed company behind.
Talkative Company President
1957
Kotaro Shimoyama, once a government official, loses his job and separates from his wife, Sachie. He now resides with his daughter, Haruko. By chance, he apprehends a criminal and reconnects with his former colleague, Sakamoto, leading him to become a security guard at a film studio. Haruko, secretly a singer, rises to stardom within the same studio. Unbeknownst to each other, they both work there. As the studio faces turmoil, their hidden identities are unveiled...
Amakara chindōchū
1950
NRDocudrama about Rikidozan. When Rikidozan is accused by a school teacher of selling autographs to children for ¥50 apiece, "Riki" (as he was popularly known) investigates, eventually putting a stop to such unseemliness. Later, as he is about to wrestle an American (modeled after Lou Thesz), a young boy is injured by another youngster who imitated his famous karate chop.
The Fighter in the Ring
1956
NREngineer Shuichi defies his wealthy family to live with bar hostess Kazuyo, whose loyalty to her struggling family complicates their love. As class, pride, and temptation test them, true affection proves stronger than circumstance.
Young Lovers
1959
NR1959 Japanese movie
Otome no inori
1959
NRIn the Okawa household, Miharu is the breadwinner, while her husband, Soma, handles the domestic chores. One day, a poor student couple moves into their home. Things get even more complicated after their cousin, Matsue, runs away from home after a fight with her husband.
The Husband Wore the Apron
1958
Japanese comedy film.
娘十八びっくり天国
1952
10.0A clumsy but determined car salesman, Hideyoshi, faces rivalry, romance troubles, and job setbacks, but through persistence and humor, he wins a big deal and earns a long-awaited promotion.
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958
