Takeshi Sakamoto Movies

An unemployed Japanese man and his two sons wander the industrial flatlands of Depression-era Tokyo, until he chances upon an old friend and...

A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.

When Tsukamoto is made redundant he cannot bring himself to tell his wife. Instead he investigates other employment opportunities. Considered to be a...

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as...

When a young man inherits his father's lucrative business, he cheats the system to set up three of his college friends with jobs.

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to...

A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.

Approaching their graduation ceremony, Saegusa, Sanae, and their classmates go on an overnight trip to Hakone with their teacher Ms. Kawahara, who...

Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

The brothers of Children In The Wind deal with declining family fortunes: they must work when the father becomes sick, and eventually live with their...

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

Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run judo school.

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

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...

Nami (波 Nami) is a Japanese film directed by Noboru Nakamura. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.

A President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old granddaughter, Madoka was ordered to be a new head. But...

Adaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital, depicts the love lives of the director's...

In a back alley of the Shitamachi district of Tokyo, Kihachi bears witness to a series of romantic complications involving the inhabitants of the...

In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a homeless young lady and convinces a bar owner to take...