Makoto Satō Movies

A single mother is being investigated into the death of her ex-husband, which brings to the fore the obscure details of her past.

1961 Japanese movie

In the third installment in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series, agent Jiro Kitami investigates the mysterious disappearance of a prominent...

Kaoruko, the daughter of a doctor and attending a prestigious high school in Fukuoka, was vaguely anxious about the future. She's even more scared...

Adaptation of a 1956 novel by Yukio Mishima.

Pinku from 1975.

It's a rare occasion when a noted filmmaker like Yamauchi Tetsuya gets to re-visit a previous film, and in this re-make of NINJA GARI, he not only...

Police detective Amachi fights against those who banished him from his job-both cops and criminals.

Taut thriller about a too-perfect criminal case against an ex-convict that makes a nosy detective suspicious.

1972 Japanese movie

A young detective tries to determine whether a mysterious death was the result of murder or self-defense.

The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course :) but instead of a modern yakuza/gangster, he's...

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their...

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

A 1964 war film directed by Kengo Furusawa

Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into defiant relationships that challenge social...

The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

Film number six in the Desperado Outpost serie directed by Jun Fukuda

A killer-for-hire gets mixed up with a cast of wacky characters involved in a gold smuggling route from Beirut to Tokyo.

The fifth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Senkichi Taniguchi