Junzaburō Ban Movies

In the era of the twelfth Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, a notorious bandit known as "Shippu" (or "Swift Wind") emerged in Edo. Shippu would send a...

A samurai detective film.

First sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

The 14th film in the Ekimae series, set in Nagano Prefecture, focusing on the love lives of a group of husbands and their wives.

Sequel to "Saiyuki" (1952)

The head of Oshu, Harumichi Honma, was ordered by the boat bugyo (Commissioner of the board) Tajima Kuze to extract five gold coins to the Shogun...

In early summer in Edo, Sanshirō, known for his beautiful singing, is a devoted son living in a tenement with his blind mother Okura. He works...

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

Comedy about two employees who work against their boss.

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

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

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.

The film takes place in a dark area of the giant city of Osaka and tells about a group of people who find themselves at the bottom of society, and...

Based on the comic by Machiko Hasegawa

A parody of the Kabuki play about thieves, "Five Men of the White Waves".

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...