Kunitaro Sawamura Movies

Tradition and modernity clash when a young woman inherits a sweet-making firm in Kyoto.

Japanese drama film.

On March 11 in the seventh year of Tenpo (1836), a monk named Bennō, who fell in love with a geisha named Oshima, was publicly exposed at...

Roppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out to Tokyo to save a sinking milk delivery business a...

The rise of the famed gambler.

The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

Bored Hatamoto film #16.

Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having an affair with his secretary, Harumi. In his attempt...

This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent...

Fourth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.

The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.

The Lord of Okazaki is killed by his brother-in-law. Although the Lord's widow bears a child, she is also killed. Then, a ghost cat begins stalking...

Early jidaigeki by Tai Kato.

1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film...

A film about sumo wrestler Wakanohana Kanji I. He was nicknamed "Devil of the dohyo" due to his excellent fighting spirit and endurance.

Kindaichi challenges the mystery of an incident in which three sisters were killed one after the other according to an ancient tradition on an...