Ryō Ikebe Movies

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

Period romantic drama.

"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite often discover themselves on a road of no return." ...

A dramatization of veteran actor Ryo Ikebe's essay of the same name about his parents' eccentric marriage.

Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash. His impulsive decision...

A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.

Woman melodrama by Shiro Toyoda

In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.

The daughter of a former Miss Universe winner finds success as a fashion model in Tokyo following the death of her fiancé.

A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita

The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.

A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.

A yakuza member embarks on a trail of revenge for his murdered boss. Senzo, the successor of the Mita Family, searches for the man bearing a tattoo...

A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo

Film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous...

A double suicide happens in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture. The two were employees of rival real estate companies. A prosecutor who senses a setup...

A girl rebels against her mother, who runs a brothel in Yokohama, and attempts to find freedom on her own.

A young man, convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the penitentiary, comes to believe that his wife is being unfaithful to him. He contrives his...