Sadako Sawamura Movies

Story of young love in the hills.

Adaptation of a novel by Yojiro Ishizaka, originally released in two parts.

Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic...

A reckless student contemplates terrorism in a prescient film that confirmed Shinoda as a fearless member of Shochiku's iconoclastic New Wave. At the...

1958 Japanese movie

Drama which shows the struggle of Fumiko, a female teacher, at work and at home.

Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a...

The troubled relationship between a writer and his ballet teacher wife, who has for years loved another man, finally leads to the breakup of the...

The love between young college students Toki and the handsome Takaga is tested when Takaya's parents, who despise Toki's family's geisha house...

Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.

The fifth "Ekimae" film set in Yokohama's Chinatown.

Parent apathy to sexual education leads to various troubles for the young cast.

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

1962 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period.

A seamstress seeks the love of her life while helping a troubled couple.