Sō Yamamura Movies

Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart attacks that noise has been causing in older...

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.

A young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite with his birth father, he travels to Edo to find Shogun...

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.

Ushinosuke returns to Tokyo with new ambitions. Fourth and final part of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.

The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outspoken actress Sumako Matsui, and leaves his family...

A journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed during a local election campaign.

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

Hibari no komoriuta (ひばりの子守唄, literally "Hibari's Lullaby") is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film...

Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.

A villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections