Takeshi Sakamoto Movies

The adventures of a modern day descendant of a famed Edo era thief are the basis for this short supernatural comedy romp.

Two childhood friends go their own ways but meet again some years later after they have both married. They get re-acquainted, meet each others’...

Japanese silent film from 1928.

A playwright moves to a rural neighborhood to avoid the distractions of the city, but he discovers there are plenty of ways to get sidetracked in his...

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board.

A young couple is harrased by an uncle.

Japanese silent drama from 1927.

Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some...

In Depression-era Tokyo, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is fired from his job.

When noble wanderer Moritaro saves a disowned merchant’s son from gangsters, he becomes entangled in a town’s struggle against...

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.

A kidnapped boy proves to be more than his abductor can handle.

A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense...

The narrative is about a woman who faces hard times, when her husband is arrested for a crime committed by his boss. The woman also has a child to...

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to...

Hirano's wife Yasuko had grown weary of her life of poverty. Her feelings of dissatisfaction deepened when she met her elegantly dressed friend...