Masami Shimojō Movies

Shimamura is a young man whose family went broke and lost their house. One day, as he returns to his former house to get a camellia blooming from the...

Kyoko and her mother Yuki returned to their hometown of Fukui. Yuki runs a dressmaker's store in the city, and Kyoko has taken a job as a nurse at a...

One of Sayuri Yoshinaga's first leading roles.

Sequel to "Nomugi Pass"

A family is slowly falling apart: the father is absent from the start, the mother a kept woman thanks to her children, the son is being cheated on by...

A coming-of-age drama based on a novel by Kei Moriyama.

The rehabilitation of a delinquent on leaving reformatory. Her redemption comes through a boy in a wheelchair; by his rehabilitation, growing comes...

The Nami family lives in a quiet fishing village at the tip of the Shima Peninsula overlooking Ago Bay. The family of four consists of her...

Comedy about a lewd man (Fujita) learning to enjoy life's little pleasures.

Tetsuji Tachibana was fired as a pilot after Jim gave false testimony in an accident caused by Captain Jim's intoxication. Only Junpei Nambu, the...

A crime story (with strong elements of comedy) that pits a determined detective against a gang of pickpockets in Osaka. The detective (played by...

1962 Japanese movie

Set on a quiet ranch in Hokkaido. One day, a colt is born from a legendary bloodline. It is given the name Oracion or "prayer". When Oracion is...

Fujishita Kumi is an ordinary office lady. Longing to escape her poor fishing village for a life in the city, she came to Tokyo. One day while alone...

A bizarre mystery created under the direction of director Jissoji. The mysterious and strange world of Jissoji is brought back to life here!

This appears to be a labor of love. Its about a village which is given the opportunity to put on a musical. They would have to pay the overhead and,...

Tora-san helps out a runaway bride.

Tora-san spends several days at the home of a hard-working salaryman ("salaried worker"), who abruptly disappears. When the man's wife asks Tora-san...

During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living...

Tora-san leaves Shibamata once again after an argument with his family and finds himself at an inn where he meets Tomekichi, a young man who looks up...