Ikio Sawamura Movies

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic.

A private detective and a colleague investigate a man for a wealthy young lady.

Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

Adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color.

Sazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and...

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.

1961 Japanese movie

1968 film

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees...

A beer salesman with a passion for fishmongering stumbles through mishaps, rivalries, and gangster trouble while chasing a big contract, winning the...

1962 Japanese movie

After the son of a wealthy man is kidnapped, a tenacious young reporter decides to find the culprit.

1962 Japanese movie

In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip is disrupted by the sudden death of his boss....