Known for
NRContemporary comedy.
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
1961
NRThe first of four "Comic Storyteller' features.
Comic Storyteller: Great Delay
1966
NRBased on the story "Actress and Poet" ("Joyu to shijin") by Minoru Nakano.
Kiss the Moon
1957
NRA contemporary comedy.
The Curio Master
1960
9.0Ensemble comedy.
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
NR1967 Japanese movie
Seishun Tarō
1967
Film credits
1970s · 4 titles
8.5Business is a game! A theatrical version of the TV drama that became a social phenomenon starring Teruhiko Saigo. Set in a wholesaler town in Osaka, it depicts the activities of the main character Takezo Yamashita who repels adversity with a man's stubbornness and guts.
Doterai Man
1975
NRNo synopsis available yet.
It's a festival! It's a ghost festival! Everybody Gather!!
1972
NRA drifting gambler named Tamegorō befriends a weary salesman and helps connect him with a nightclub hostess whose father has just been released from prison. In a rapidly industrializing coastal town dominated by yakuza influence, Tamegorō becomes entangled in gang conflicts and the exploitation of local workers. As he grows attached to the struggling people around him, the carefree drifter finds himself driven toward an act of rebellion against the corrupt underworld controlling the city.
Umarekawatta Tamegorō
1972
NRNo synopsis available yet.
与太郎戦記 女は幾万ありとても
1970
1960s · 13 titles
NRContemporary comedy.
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
1961
NRThe first of four "Comic Storyteller' features.
Comic Storyteller: Great Delay
1966
NRA contemporary comedy.
The Curio Master
1960
9.0Ensemble comedy.
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
NR1967 Japanese movie
Seishun Tarō
1967
NRSecond of the three Awamori-kun movies.
Awamori-kun kanpai!
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
新・与太郎戦記
1969
NRNo synopsis available yet.
喜劇 深夜族
1969
8.0Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her condition proves permanent. Growing up, she faces stigma and danger but eventually finds hope and love with a fellow blind student.
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
NRThird film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.
The Sister Gamblers
1967
9.0Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi
Awamori-kun nishi-e iku
1961
9.0A truck driver from Toyama discovers he has contracted leukemia, a condition linked to his past exposure to nuclear fallout while working as a fisherman. Initially despondent and feeling like a medical curiosity, he eventually finds solace in the unwavering devotion of a young nurse who abandons her own plans to care for him.
River of Forever
1967
NRFirst of three Awamori-kun movies. Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi.
Awamori-kun uridasu
1961
1950s · 5 titles
NRBased on the story "Actress and Poet" ("Joyu to shijin") by Minoru Nakano.
Kiss the Moon
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Leader of the Bomb Girls
1959
NRAfter killing a detective in a botched robbery, Keiichi (Natsuki) is on the run as police stake out the homes of his sisters, mother, and girlfriend.
Who Is the Informer?
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Story of Zenta and Sanpei: Kids in the Wind
1957
No synopsis available yet.
The Story of Zenta and Sanpei in the Ghost World
1957

