Kyū Sazanka Movies

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

1961 Japanese movie

A contemporary comedy.

Sixth entry in the Company President Series.

After finding a winning lottery ticket, the daughter and wife convince their father who’s been acting like a millionaire that it’s all...

In a provincial Japanese town, an entrepreneurial sanitation collector is drawn into the world of local politics, only to discover that the...

Sequel to the 1955 movie.

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...

The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Danpei Ichikawa lives...

The 18th "Ekimae" feature.

Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka.

1962 Japanese movie

Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but...