Known for
7.0A legendary television series and cultural asset, Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B is famous for putting many social issues on the front burner of the public conscious over its long run, as filtered through the emotionally volatile lives of third year middle school students. The heartfelt relations between a devoted schoolteacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, and his unique students have won the show high praise for several decades. Whether due to the pressures of exams, family relations, teachers and friends, graduating middle school students navigate a turbulent hormonal sea of “hope” and “frustration”, constantly shaped by the social environment of the times. Standing as a beacon in the storm and emitting messages of hope for each generation is one Japanese teacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, who has come to be adored and admired by a nation through the adventures of Class 3B.
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
1979
NRNo synopsis available yet.
VS.超特急
2025
NRSet in a newly established high school.
Tadaima Hokago
1980
NRA trio of high school boys get summer jobs at a seaside resort. Soon, however, they learn that the woman who runs it is in financial trouble. The three decide to help her.
Blue Jeans Memory
1981
NRDepicting the friendship of three boys in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
Good Luck Love
1981
7.0Based on the comic book by Kenshi Hirokane
Kachô Shima Kôsaku
1992
Film credits
2020s · 1 titles
2000s · 2 titles
1990s · 4 titles
7.0Based on the comic book by Kenshi Hirokane
Kachô Shima Kôsaku
1992
2.0When a team of detectives lose the trail of a murderer, they decide to keep an eye on the suspect’s ex-lover, who is trapped in an abusive marriage.
Harikomi
1991
NRLow-caste former samurai Hanayama Daikichi and his gambler friend Hanji of Yaizu, come to a once peaceful post town of Kofu. A town now filled with gamblers, prostitutes, and unscrupulous opportunists, all drawn by the smell of blood and the scent of newly-mined gold. Daikichi brings a little girl whose father has been butchered by yakuza assassins, hoping to find her family. Intrigue and violence follow the group as they must ward off a deadly female spy and a mysterious ronin with a violent past. Tension mounts as all these forces come together to unravel a secret which will unleash a wave of violence that could destroy them all.
The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi
1995
NRA former assassin is drawn into a conspiracy which leads him to return to his old ways, endangering his brother who suspects that something is afoot...
Hissatsu shimatsunin
1997
1980s · 10 titles
NRA trio of high school boys get summer jobs at a seaside resort. Soon, however, they learn that the woman who runs it is in financial trouble. The three decide to help her.
Blue Jeans Memory
1981
NRDepicting the friendship of three boys in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
Good Luck Love
1981
8.0A continuation of the story of the postwar years in the Japanese Inland Sea. Now a decade has passed. Two friends meet and decide to look for the beautiful girl with whom they went to school as children.
MacArthur's Children—Part II
1987
2.5Youth suspense movie.
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
1982
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Okita Soji: Swordsman of Fire
1984
8.0Youth is energy and beauty. Racing gang Sho, Sammy and Shige have their own dream--car-racer, rock and roll and love. Sho falls in love with Momoko but disagreed by his father; Sammy loves rock and roll; Shige dreams of becoming a car-racer though his right fist is injured. As they are giving out their sparks of life, they are also learning the value of life.
Highteen Boogie
1982
NRMurder case.
L・O・V・I・N・G
1983
7.03 people are fresh and naive so they try to go from wandering around lonely to becoming a lively young bunch. Tanokin’s youthful energy explodes!
Graffiti Youth: Sneaker Blues
1981
NRJapanese dance and musical film presenting Toshihiko Tahara, a singer then noted for his abilities as a dancer, with a large supporting cast of singers and dancers – mainly drawn from the roster of the Johnny & Associates talent agency of Johnny Kitagawa. The film was shot in the Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre Tokyo and Yurakucho on January 29–30.
Toshi in Takarazuka: Love Forever
1983
9.0Remake of the 1957 film "The Stormy Man".
The Guy Who Brings On A Storm
1983
Series credits
7.0A legendary television series and cultural asset, Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B is famous for putting many social issues on the front burner of the public conscious over its long run, as filtered through the emotionally volatile lives of third year middle school students. The heartfelt relations between a devoted schoolteacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, and his unique students have won the show high praise for several decades. Whether due to the pressures of exams, family relations, teachers and friends, graduating middle school students navigate a turbulent hormonal sea of “hope” and “frustration”, constantly shaped by the social environment of the times. Standing as a beacon in the storm and emitting messages of hope for each generation is one Japanese teacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, who has come to be adored and admired by a nation through the adventures of Class 3B.
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
1979
NRNo synopsis available yet.
VS.超特急
2025
NRSet in a newly established high school.
Tadaima Hokago
1980
No synopsis available yet.
森繁久彌の七人の孫
1987
NRThe interactions of two families that have lived next door to each other for generations.
Sayonara Sankaku Mata Kite Shikaku
1982