Tsutomu Shimomoto Movies

Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers learn...

When a broadcasting company takes away its financial support from a symphony orchestra, some of the members refuse to admit defeat. The first...

A romance of a pure young lover and his heartbreak for a beautiful older woman.

A detective sets out on a manhunt to catch a murderer before the crime's statue of limitations runs out.

Based on the Seichō Matsumoto's story The Woman Who Took the Local Paper.

Satsuo Yamamoto's filmic depiction of the famous 1949 Matsukawa Incident.

One of Sayuri Yoshinaga's first leading roles.

One spring, Tasaka, an elementary school teacher, receives a new class of first graders. While taking the children's attendance, Tasaka is surprised...

When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine how and why he lost his life. The investigation...

A father gives his four daughters his substantial retirement allowance on the stipulation that they leave him alone, as he wants some freedom. Each...

One day, Reiko, who is engaged, meets a young man named Kondo, and she likes him, although she has a fiancé. On top of this, Reiko, suffering...

A boy who dreams of being a yakuza leader is reformed by a girl's pure love for him.

Traveling to Africa in a cultural exchange program, a young Japanese engineer discovers a world completely unlike the one he knows. His interaction...

1962 Japanese movie

A touching love story about a heroine who loses her parents in the war and tries to keep her pure love alive despite the many difficulties she faces.

Japanese drama

A human drama that rethinks what it means to be a family through the images of a couple, parent and child whose paths have crossed.