Taku Izumi Movies

This film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Hisashi Inoue, which tells the story of a comedian who teams up with a strange man he...

A tribute to proletarian author Takiji Kobayashi (1903-1933)

Daisuke and Shinichi are companions who frequent girlie shows and parties until they find out they are rivals bidding for control of a major resort...

Modern comedy, based on the popular manga.

1961 Japanese movie

A plot by an evil mastermind to eliminate the lead singer of the Japanese "Group Sounds" rock band, The Jaguars, leads the group through a series of...

A daughter from an island in the Seto Inland Sea takes a job as a nanny in Tokyo. She thrills the hearts of fishmongers and milkmen.

1971 Japanese movie

A drama by director Masaharu Segawa.

A high-schooler involved in turn-of-the-decade student movements works to escape his comfort zone and apply himself.

Anpanman's friends go see a bubble show performed by Shabondama-hime and her Shabondama Girls, who make exquisite bubbles by playing their flutes....

A drama from director Masaharu Segawa.

Kitarō, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity. A...

1972 Japanese movie

This is a sad and beautiful story about a father who is a popular comedian and a son who suffered by an incurable disease.

Kyoichi Kageyama, a TV station reporter, is always getting into trouble. But when he gets his hands on a TV that shows the “news of the next...