Ryōsuke Saitō Movies

Shochiku melodrama about the loves of the humble people living in the poor tenement called the Ryuheiso.

A family story in the year of 1943 during the war. The director is Shunkai Mizuho, who worked on "Hibari no Circus Sad Kobato" starring Hibari Misora...

A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.

Military doctor Leutenant Hanada deserts during the war in the Philippines with a local girl. The officer in command orders Lieutenant Uji to shoot...

A woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she catches the eye of a businessman while working at a...

Christian converts face persecution in the feudal society of 17th century Japan.

1962 Japanese movie

Japanese romantic comedy film.

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

This movie is based on an immortal literary work "The Snow Country," a story about a life of geisha Komako who lives in a region with heavy snowfalls.

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...

Based on Japanese author Toshitaro Takeda's novel of the same name, the film centers around Takako, who unveils a past relationship between her...

The film is set during the days of the scarcity of food after World War II, during which five men ate an elephant that died in a zoo. The elephant's...

One night, three wives, Matsuyo, Keiko and Mari, receive a mysterious telephone call. The voice tells them that she has their husbands with her and...

A melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut. A remake of the 1939 film of the same name.