Junzaburō Ban Movies

Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.

Eighth in the Ekimae series, portraying competition between two hot spring resort owners in Yamanashi.

Japanese comedy film.

Detective Denshichi is called to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Kishu family's daughter Teruhime and the activities of a dangerous...

A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.

The 24th and final entry in the Ekimae series, set at Takamatsu Station in Kagawa Prefecture, formerly known for its ferry service to the Seto Inland...

The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight...

The feudal lord Kisaragi Yae no Kami (Minami Komyo) searches for a child he had with a low-borne woman, that was sent away from his home 16 years ago...

This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their...

To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating...

Sixth entry in the Ekimae series, loosely based on the folktale of the tanuki and the tea kettle.

A group of one-hit wonder scam artists led by the troubled "Kanpai," dealing with impotence, embark on a lively and poignant societal comedy. They...

Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.

Japanese comedy film.

1963 Japanese movie

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.

The last judgment.