Shirō Ōtsuji Movies

A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.

End of the Taisho period. In the city of Kiryu, where the wind is constantly blowing, the heads of the yakuza families of Kanhasshu (eight Kanto...

Could I But Live

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

A comedy about Hikoichi, a mediocre train conductor who falls in love with a beautiful widow Sayuri.

1961 Japanese movie

Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him...

A group of one-hit wonder scam artists led by the troubled "Kanpai," dealing with impotence, embark on a lively and poignant societal comedy. They...

A mayoral candidate and his love child.

Comedy drama film

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new...

The salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job than this, this cheerful song comedy is set to the hit...

A girl continues to prostitute herself no matter how many times she is caught...

1962 Japanese movie

A love melodrama.