Sachiko Meguro Movies

Suicide has long been used as a form of social protest in Japan. In this film, set in 1703, samurai culture is being transformed by the emergence of...

14th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series

16th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series

A film about two boys and two girls, and how they each come to sex, each in his or her own way.

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...

A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for...

When Daisaku Hotta (Kosaburo Onogawa), the cheer leader of Tonan High School, hears that Rikiya Kudo (Saburo Shindo), the captain of the Judo team...

A coming-of-age story that depicts the crisis of love in marital life in a light-hearted way, centering on the family of a young scholar whose young...

1961 Japanese movie

Up until this point, young Sayuri Nanjo has had to live most of her life in a nun-run boarding school for orphans and away from her parents. That's...

1962 Japanese movie

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

1962 Japanese movie

Ken Ogata plays Shiro Miyagi, a sprinter with Olympic aspirations whose dreams were shattered by WWII. A broken man, he leads the dissolute life of a...