Tsutomu Shimomoto Movies

  • 1968
    The Day the Sun Rose

    The Day the Sun Rose

    The Day the Sun Rose

    71968HD

    Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned...

    The Day the Sun Rose
  • 1969
    Tenchu!

    Tenchu!

    Tenchu!

    6.91969HD

    A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.

    Tenchu!
  • 1965
    The Four Loves

    The Four Loves

    The Four Loves

    01965HD

    A father gives his four daughters his substantial retirement allowance on the stipulation that they leave him alone, as he wants some freedom. Each...

    The Four Loves
  • 1993
    The Tomb & the Divorce

    The Tomb & the Divorce

    The Tomb & the Divorce

    01993HD

    Yoshinori sells plots of land in a cemetery, and is involved in a stale ten-year-old marriage with bored housewife Atsuko. When Atsuko makes a male...

    The Tomb & the Divorce
  • 1954
    Cape Ashizuri

    Cape Ashizuri

    Cape Ashizuri

    01954HD

    Among Yoshimura’s complex and political works, this episodic film, set in the early 1930s, follows the life of a young left-wing student...

    Cape Ashizuri
  • 1986
    Desperate Pursuit

    Desperate Pursuit

    Desperate Pursuit

    01986HD

    In the desert of Egypt, Kurata, the CEO of the Japanese corporation Tokokaihatsu, is killed by a sniper. After the news reaches Japan, the CEO's...

    Desperate Pursuit
  • 1986
    House on Fire

    House on Fire

    House on Fire

    4.1251986HD

    In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work

    House on Fire
  • 1963
    Gone in the Rain

    Gone in the Rain

    Gone in the Rain

    01963HD

    Ayako (Sayuri Yoshinaga) is a free-willed college girl who shares a room with Takako and Kimie. They each have a clear vision of what they want from...

    Gone in the Rain
  • 1956
    The Thick-Walled Room

    The Thick-Walled Room

    The Thick-Walled Room

    7.11956HD

    A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a...

    The Thick-Walled Room
  • 1960
    The Sleeping Beast Within

    The Sleeping Beast Within

    The Sleeping Beast Within

    6.81960HD

    A newspaper reporter's search for his girlfriend's missing father lead him into heart of the criminal underworld of Yokohama's Chinatown.

    The Sleeping Beast Within
  • 1989
    Kaze no Sumu Ie

    Kaze no Sumu Ie

    Kaze no Sumu Ie

    01989HD

    A human drama that rethinks what it means to be a family through the images of a couple, parent and child whose paths have crossed.

    Kaze no Sumu Ie
  • 1980
    Dead Beauty at the Bottom of the Sea, Hit Song is a Killing Tape

    Dead Beauty at the Bottom of the Sea, Hit Song is a Killing Tape

    Dead Beauty at the Bottom of the Sea, Hit Song is a Killing Tape

    01980HD

    Set in the glamorous world of songwriting, this is the story of a failed songwriter who kills his mistress, a witness to a hit-and-run accident.

    Dead Beauty at the Bottom of the Sea, Hit Song is a Killing Tape
  • 1983
    Female Doctor in the Surgical Ward

    Female Doctor in the Surgical Ward

    Female Doctor in the Surgical Ward

    01983HD

    Izumi Kayo, who works as a surgeon at a university medical school affiliated hospital in the Sanin region, is in love with Katano Shuji, a lecturer...

    Female Doctor in the Surgical Ward
  • 1952
    Vacuum Zone

    Vacuum Zone

    Vacuum Zone

    71952HD

    Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers learn...

    Vacuum Zone
  • 1962
    Akitsu Hot Springs

    Akitsu Hot Springs

    Akitsu Hot Springs

    6.51962HD

    Just after WW2, a romance between an innkeeper and a man with tuberculosis unravels near a thermal spring.

    Akitsu Hot Springs
  • 1959
    Break Down that Wall

    Break Down that Wall

    Break Down that Wall

    71959HD

    A man is wrongfully accused of murder.

    Break Down that Wall
  • 1965
    Story of a Prostitute

    Story of a Prostitute

    Story of a Prostitute

    6.4861965HD

    Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the...

    Story of a Prostitute
  • 1956
    How Sorrowful

    How Sorrowful

    How Sorrowful

    01956HD

    The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when...

    How Sorrowful
  • 1955
    The Heart

    The Heart

    The Heart

    6.81955HD

    In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon realizes they share a curiously strained...

    The Heart
  • 1961
    The Song of the Season

    The Song of the Season

    The Song of the Season

    01961HD

    A touching love story about a heroine who loses her parents in the war and tries to keep her pure love alive despite the many difficulties she faces.

    The Song of the Season