Yūnosuke Itō Movies

Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko...

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a...

A love triangle among a girl, her poor boyfriend, and a rich company president.

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover...

A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.

Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle to live in Tokyo.

A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.

Three girls come to Tokyo to stay with their elder sister. Actually they are running away from home because their father has married again to a very...

A youth drama directed by Kiyoshi Horiike, who was adapted from "Young Tokyo no Yane" by Akira Saiga from "Oka wa Hanazakari" based on Yojiro...

From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.

Drama which shows the struggle of Fumiko, a female teacher, at work and at home.

A soldier has been in the Japanese military for the entirety of WWII, and in that time, his dedication to the army has never faltered. However, as...

The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his...

Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His...

War film by Kon Ichikawa

Woman melodrama by Shiro Toyoda

In a mountain village, Heita, a translator's son, is a gifted boy but is shunned by the villagers. He can imitate birds' cry and befriends another...