Fusatarō Ishijima Movies

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

An elderly woman, Ume Matsumoto, complained to the First Investigation Department that her son Hirasaka, who runs a shoe store, had disappeared. The...

When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.

Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.

During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword...

The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Junpei Kihara, a young president of the University's wrestling club, is nicknamed "Mr. Chop". One day, on the way back from visiting the hospital...

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately...

Slice of life film centered on a couple of years in the life of a rural high school girl.

1962 Japanese movie

Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly...

Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

Students in a small rural school love their poor but unconventional teacher Mr Matsukuma although he is misunderstood by most of the villagers and is...