Hisashi Igawa Movies

Ryuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men, secludes himself in a temple to atone for his...

A detective film by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi. Made for TV.

A biopic of seminal 20th century artist Leonard Foujita, a contemporary of Picasso and Modigliani, who was famous for mixing up European and Japanese...

Bakyo is a talented but unsuccessful rakugo artist. The very successful Rokyu wants to take Bakyo under his wings, but Bakyo refuses, claiming that...

The film follows the life of Sada Abe, who became a celebrity in 1936 after strangling her lover and slicing off his penis.

Akira leaves for the Mt. Gassan foothills before winter's onset, visiting the local temple and interacting with the residents all while falling for...

A man confessed to killing a woman in a labyrinth 2 years ago. The detectives must now conduct a "backing investigation" to determine whether his...

A female college student who aims to become a pianist meets a boy who raises a guide dog.

"Young People" is a story about the lives of four brothers and a sister, Sato. After the death of his parents, the older brother, Taro, who works in...

Rai pedals his bike and trailer about town, collecting old iron and sowing flower seeds. Because his face never seems to show emotion, everybody...

A Japanese boy in love with a girl of Korean origin must battle the prejudices of those around him in order to sustain the relationship.

Suspense film based on Ryuji Hori's non-fiction book about the kidnapping and murder of 4-year-old Yoshinobu Murakoshi in 1963.

Period piece about a samurai who marries a mysterious beautiful young woman who claims to have lost her memory.

The struggle of a young man and boys who try to create the environment where they can speak their minds freely.

A film adaptation of the novel of the same title written by Hiroshi Hatayama (畑山博).

This is the DVD version of the TV show, which consists of a single video that plays the first and last episodes of the tv show bridged by an edit...

Takeshi Yasui, a junior high school student is found dead in a river. The police investigate it as a murder related to bullying. The dead boy turns...

A film adaptation of the second play from "The Man Who Turned Into A Stick" by Kōbō Abe himself.