Takeshi Sakamoto Movies

The story of a boy who befriends a lonely middle-aged man.

The adventures of a modern day descendant of a famed Edo era thief are the basis for this short supernatural comedy romp.

1945 Japanese movie

1961 Japanese movie

A silent 3-reel comedy short that uses the 1933 film King Kong as a backdrop to the story. It was produced by Shochiku Studios (who released the...

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

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

A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo,...

Japanese mystery film marking Yuka Mizuhara's film debut.

A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run...

Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...

Kenji is a small-time thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, and she finds out what kind of guy he...

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

A student comes up with various schemes to avoid paying a tailor the money he owes him. Considered to be a lost film.

This pair of gentle yet witty and inventive comedies from the director of The Neighbour's Wife and Mine typify both the formal experimentation of...

A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Their modest dream is...

Lost silent film

A hen-pecked man works as his artist wife's model and a house-husband. When her patron flirts with her and humiliates him, he decides to get revenge...