Tatsuo Saitō Movies

A racist sergeant stationed in post-war Japan finds himself softening towards the children and falling for a local woman.

1939 Japanese movie

Sequel to "Island of Horrors" (獄門島, 1949).

A married man falls for a dancer and his wife's uncle hires a private detective to spy on him. Considered to be a lost film.

In a Tokyo boarding house a group of students and recent graduates struggle to complete their studies and find jobs. Considered a lost film.

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

Third film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

Melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...

A widow works as an insurance seller to raise her three children

Three men vying for the same job end up chasing the same girl in this comedy-drama from noted Japanese director Yasujiro Shimazu.

1948 adaptation of Golden Devil, part 2

At the wedding of Kohei (Hasegawa) and Michiko (Todoroki), a whisper echoes along with a gust of wind. As if manipulated by the mysterious voice,...

This bittersweet comedy tells the tale of a group of college roommates attempting to cheat their way through their exams. As the title goes, things...

A young couple jump into the sea as part of a suicide pact. The man is rescued and subsequently discovers that his lover is also alive and working in...

The movie follows a young woman (Kinuyo Tanaka), a daughter of a high-ranking businessman and his neglected mistress, as she struggles to ease her...

Japanese Warmovie

Two reporters find that they are repeatedly beaten to the scoop by a new female journaist, 'young miss'. They decide to team up with her to...

Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in postwar Japan.