Shūji Sano Movies

The four kinds of love that Yuriko experiences, namely, a childhood longing love, a dream of marriage, a maternal love, and a destined love between...

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of the 1939 movie

The Yoshikawa family is a typical small town family. With only the father's and daughter's salaries to support the family's six members, life is not...

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps...

A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.

During college military training exercises, the bond between two friends and athletic rivals is tested when one of them becomes involved with a woman...

Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso. His family is concerned with...

A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

A rookie golfer must cope with the stress of fame after a marketing executive transforms her into a sports celebrity.

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

A penniless orphan loses the woman he loves, when her family arranges a marriage to a wealthy playboy. He believes she was blinded by greed, and...

Japanese drama.

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.

Hisshoka is a 1945 Drama film directed by four Japanese directors.

A young girl moves to Tokyo and endures the rivalries between other high school girls of varying cultural and economic backgrounds.

A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second...

An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of growing...