Kyū Sazanka Movies

A seasoned prosecutor uncovers the perfect crime committed by a young lawyer.

Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is...

The 22nd film in the Ekimae series about shop-owners living near Akabane Station, Tokyo.

A former company man turned drifter is pulled back to lead a struggling toy company, enforcing bold reforms that shake up its corporate culture. Just...

The 18th "Ekimae" feature.

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...

Late entry "Ekimae" feature, about the hunt for lost treasure.

When hopeful Olympic triple-jump competitor injures both his Achilles tendons, he discovers an old manuscript about self-confidence to join the best...

The 12th "Ekimae" feature.

Part one of The Masterless 47.

Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men. So, they are...

A story about the nature of office workers today.

Kingoro Yanagiya's 100th film.

1967 Japanese movie

When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre...

Penultimate 23rd "Ekimae" comedy is about oil-field exploration.

The lives of a family of kelp (kombu) merchants in Osaka across three generations, spanning from the Meiji era through the aftermath of World War II.

Sixth entry in the Company President Series.