Yūnosuke Itō Movies

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.

Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some...

Minoru visits his home on Okinoerabu island for the first time in thirty years. Seeing the old man who used to be in love with his mother, Minoru...

Japanese drama.

War film by Kon Ichikawa

Three girls come to Tokyo to stay with their elder sister. Actually they are running away from home because their father has married again to a very...

[Period Covered: 1570-1573] Towards the end of the Tenmon Era, Shogun Ashikaga`s powers were weakening by the day and many were there who planned to...

A soldier has been in the Japanese military for the entirety of WWII, and in that time, his dedication to the army has never faltered. However, as...

In a mountain village, Heita, a translator's son, is a gifted boy but is shunned by the villagers. He can imitate birds' cry and befriends another...

From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.

A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her from Osaka to her home village, where...

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...

An upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love.

Seventh film in the Boy Detectives Club series.

Nanjo, a new teacher at a girls' high school, unwittingly becomes the object of gossip when he buys underwear for Shimizu and spends his vacation...

A drama film based on Ken Domon's photography of the children around the Chikuho coal mines.

Tells the story of Shintaro, a lawyer who quits his job to work at a camera factory, and his love adventures.

Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.