Kosaku Okano Movies

An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of growing...

A sad love story between young Umihiko Kojima and a beautiful girl named Yukiko Shino.

A burnt corpse of a man was found in Okutama. As a result of the investigation, it turns out that the criminal strangled the victim with a bandage,...

1961 Japanese movie

On a quiet spring day in the suburbs, a stray dog found the corpse of a baby. Three days after his death, the blood group of the victim was...

The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional...

After the death of his parents, railway worker Yuichiro Murofushi returns to his hometown and agrees to an arranged marriage at the insistence of his...

1962 Japanese movie

Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor. Sado Masasaburo, the founder of Sado Masa, one of the...

A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

With his penultimate film, Uchida revisited one of his popular prewar titles, 1936’s Theatre of Life, an adaptation of Shiro Ozaki’s...

1962 Japanese movie

Drama about the lives of seasonal migrant workers in Kashima

Four taxi drivers are found dead in four days. Suddenly, a taxi, trying to avoid hitting a patrol car, veers off and hits a tree. Three men run out...

A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to become a chef, hoping to be with his crush Tamae, a...