Junzaburō Ban Movies

  • 1964
    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady

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    Seventh in the Ekimae series, detailing the exploits of the landladies around Ryogoku Station in Tokyo, and their sumo clientele.

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
  • 1937
    Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan

    Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan

    Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan

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    Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan
  • 1953
    Bravo! Five Men

    Bravo! Five Men

    Bravo! Five Men

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    A parody of the Kabuki play about thieves, "Five Men of the White Waves".

    Bravo! Five Men
  • 1955
    Private Second Class

    Private Second Class

    Private Second Class

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    First film in a series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku.

    Private Second Class
  • 1981
    Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories

    Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories

    Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories

    01981HD

    In Edo, a group of masked samurai stormed a seafood wholesaler, killing the head clerk and robbing the money. They then crossed paths with Ichi, a...

    Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
  • 1981
    Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 2

    Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 2

    Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 2

    01981HD

    Sabu, a low-ranking samurai, finds himself unable to apprehend the ruthless leader of a violent gang of thieves, which leads to a scolding from his...

    Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 2
  • 1971
    Live and Learn

    Live and Learn

    Live and Learn

    01971HD

    Tetsuko (Eiko Yanami), a high school student, one day, forces Tsuneo, (Kei Wakakura), the brightest boy in her school, to make love to her after...

    Live and Learn
  • 1959
    Denshichi Torimonocho: Silver Snake Spell

    Denshichi Torimonocho: Silver Snake Spell

    Denshichi Torimonocho: Silver Snake Spell

    01959HD

    The eleventh episode of the Denshichi Torimonocho series. Around the time of Shogun Ienari, a murderer known as a ghost hikyaku appeared in Edo,...

    Denshichi Torimonocho: Silver Snake Spell
  • 1966
    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga

    01966HD

    15th entry in the Ekimae series, surrounding the then-insanely popular Weekly Shounen Sunday series Osomatsu-kun and Obake no Q-Taro.

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
  • 1962
    Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

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    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...

    Nippon no obaachan
  • 1950
    Blue Sky Angel

    Blue Sky Angel

    Blue Sky Angel

    01950HD

    1950 drama film

    Blue Sky Angel
  • 1956
    花笠太鼓

    花笠太鼓

    花笠太鼓

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    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...

    花笠太鼓
  • 1957
    The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat

    The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat

    The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat

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    The head of Oshu, Harumichi Honma, was ordered by the boat bugyo (Commissioner of the board) Tajima Kuze to extract five gold coins to the Shogun...

    The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
  • 1956
    The Bride and the Treasure

    The Bride and the Treasure

    The Bride and the Treasure

    01956HD

    Den Shichi of Kurodomon-chō, the best detective in Edo, captured members of a thief gang called "Kitsutsuki," but let three, including the...

    The Bride and the Treasure
  • 1956
    Story of Second Class Private, Sequel

    Story of Second Class Private, Sequel

    Story of Second Class Private, Sequel

    01956HD

    First sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

    Story of Second Class Private, Sequel
  • 1955
    大江戸出世双六

    大江戸出世双六

    大江戸出世双六

    01955HD

    Isshin Tasuke, a friend of Ōkubo Hikozōemon, the esteemed public arbitrator of the realm, saved the maid Onatsu from punishment after she...

    大江戸出世双六
  • 1960
    The Three Magicians

    The Three Magicians

    The Three Magicians

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    The Three Magicians
  • 1954
    Unique Sword Technique for Revenge

    Unique Sword Technique for Revenge

    Unique Sword Technique for Revenge

    01954HD

    Comedy directed by Torajiro Saito about swordsmen in the era of feudal Japan.

    Unique Sword Technique for Revenge
  • 1959
    Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki

    Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki

    Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki

    01959HD

    Sixth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

    Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
  • 1959
    Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest

    Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest

    Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest

    01959HD

    First installment of the "Pfc. Story" series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku, and seventh overall sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

    Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest