Junzaburō Ban Movies

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

In the town of Izu known for its hot springs, Den Shichi from Kuromon Town sets off for a healing trip with his companion, a bamboo craftsman with a...

1962 Japanese movie

Okazaki Domain samurai Inaba Gotaro accidentally killed a superior while trying to save his beloved geisha, Ko-en. On the run, they were rescued by...

Based on the comic by Machiko Hasegawa

Third film in the "Ekimae" series set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother Jiro run the bento shop, "Goraku." One day, Keiko asks for...

In early summer in Edo, Sanshirō, known for his beautiful singing, is a devoted son living in a tenement with his blind mother Okura. He works...

The daughter of the wealthy Soga family is kidnapped and her fiance is murdered. But the kidnappers, Tatsu and Sanko are unaware that Tatsuko is the...

1958 Mito Kumon movie

Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.

1958 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Half a Loaf... Avarice / Yoku

1950 drama film

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

The film takes place in a dark area of the giant city of Osaka and tells about a group of people who find themselves at the bottom of society, and...