Kyū Sazanka Movies

Early jidaigeki by Tai Kato

Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their...

In Meiji era Japan a sixth grade boy is smart, likable and confident and owing to his academic success liked by his teacher. Things are not going...

Towards the end of WWII, a black American pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to...

In the autumn of 1945, Petty Officer Tadashi Yamaji is among the numerous war crimes suspects facing death on the gallows for maltreatment of Allied...

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of...

Based on the short story of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Yano, a progressive individual who seeks to overcome strength with gentleness and confronts physical power with moral principles, faces off against a...

The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich...

The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state.

Aya successfully stages a fashion show in Osaka and in the train on her way home to Tokyo accidentally treads on a man's foot. The man whose name is...

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

Contemporary musical drama film by Yasuzo Masumura.

In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.

Japanese youth film.

Comedy historical film about a wandering warrior, based on the novel by Shin Hasegawa.

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.

Based on the novel by Toyoko Yamazaki.