Shūji Sano Movies

This film was mainly shot in the Japanese skiing resort Hokkaido in 1937-38 and was intended to create support for the coming winter olympics of 1940...

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

A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.

An older sister and brother (Mieko Takamine and Masayoshi Otsuka) come to visit their grandfather (Takeshi Sakamoto) who lives deep in the mountains....

It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him...

Coming of age/high school sports drama.

In the movies of those times, you can see young boys in the company scene often. Those boys were called kyuji (給仕), which means...

A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokiko, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited niece from Osaka. Despite being a minor, Setsuko is a...

1954 Theater of Life adaptation.

A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second...

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

Also known as Crazy Uproar.

Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for...

A young girl moves to Tokyo and endures the rivalries between other high school girls of varying cultural and economic backgrounds.

During college military training exercises, the bond between two friends and athletic rivals is tested when one of them becomes involved with a woman...

Hisshoka is a 1945 Drama film directed by four Japanese directors.

A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.

In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her...

When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous...

Drama about young people in the Japanese rock scene starring the lead singer of Japanese rock band The Tigers (1966-1971, 1981-1983).