Azuma Morisaki

長崎で生まれ育った団塊世代のサラリーマン、ゆういち。ちいさな玉ねぎ「ペコロス」のようなハゲ頭を光らせながら、漫画を描いたり、音楽活動をしながら、彼は父さとるの死を契機に認知症を発症した母みつえの面倒を見ていた。迷子になったり、汚れたままの下着をタンスにしまったりするようになった彼女を、ゆういちは断腸の思いで介護施設に預けることに。苦労した少女時代や夫との生活といった過去へと意識がさかのぼっている母の様子を見て、彼の胸にある思いが去来する。

A disabled child of separated parents gets caught up in police espionage due to his uncanny ability to remember license plate numbers.

A disabled child of separated parents gets caught up in police espionage due to his uncanny ability to remember license plate numbers.

創立100周年を迎える東西新聞社は、記念事業として最高の料理をよりすぐる“究極のメニュー”を企画、優れた味覚を持つ2人の記者、問題児の山岡と新米の栗田が担当に選ばれる。同社は監修役を希代の美食家にして陶芸の大家、海原雄山に依頼していたが、雄山は担当が山岡と知ると監修を降りてしまった。翻意を促そうと社主とともに雄山の屋敷を訪ねた栗田は、雄山と山岡がある理由から確執が生じた実の親子であると知る。

一之助の親友・山内（西村晃）の息子・健吾（加勢大周）が佐々木課長の娘・志野（富田靖子）にひと目惚れ。しかし、志野の幼なじみの武（大森嘉之）も彼女を想い続けていた。さらに、伝助の出張中、仕事に疲れた一之助が浜崎家に一泊。一之助とみち子さんの不倫疑惑が持ち上がり、自棄になった伝助が大暴れするが・・・　

A comedy about the lives of people living in the shopping district of Osaka.

Katsuyo plans her last gang robbery.

Katsuyo plans her last gang robbery.

Comedy based on a book by Joji Abe, about a man in prison for the 12th time.

Barbara, a dancer, is coming home to Nagoya after a long absence. She lives above a bar in an area whose inhabitants are mainly from Okinawa. Upon her return, Barbara faces problems beyond her control. Her brother and two friends take one of their teachers hostage to extort money to go on a school trip. Miyazato, the man who loves Barbara is there, but not Aiko, her best friend. Miyazato, a yakuza and manager in a nuclear power plant has forced Aiko into prostitution for the workers of the plant. Barbara plans to help her escape from this hell. Aiko has been sent to Mihama. Without even thinking for a moment, Barbara decided to go see her friend.

Barbara, a dancer, is coming home to Nagoya after a long absence. She lives above a bar in an area whose inhabitants are mainly from Okinawa. Upon her return, Barbara faces problems beyond her control. Her brother and two friends take one of their teachers hostage to extort money to go on a school trip. Miyazato, the man who loves Barbara is there, but not Aiko, her best friend. Miyazato, a yakuza and manager in a nuclear power plant has forced Aiko into prostitution for the workers of the plant. Barbara plans to help her escape from this hell. Aiko has been sent to Mihama. Without even thinking for a moment, Barbara decided to go see her friend.

Hanayagi Genshu, who spent a winter in Tochihara Women's Prison due to an injury to the Hanayagi style Iemoto, is allowed to be paroleed. In Asakusa, she reunited with her prison companion, Sayoko Nakano. Genshu, Sayoko, and Setsuko Kanno gather at a yakitori restaurant to reminisce about their prison days. This is the second drama of her prison record that was broadcast in 1984 and caused a sensation.

The melodramatic story of a pink crew’s tragi-comedic adventures on location. A fictionalized adaptation of set photographer Ichiro Tsuda's 1980 book The Location (Za Rokēshon), an illustrated 229-page document about the cameraman’s experiences with pink cast and crew on the sets of several films produced in the late 1970's.

The melodramatic story of a pink crew’s tragi-comedic adventures on location. A fictionalized adaptation of set photographer Ichiro Tsuda's 1980 book The Location (Za Rokēshon), an illustrated 229-page document about the cameraman’s experiences with pink cast and crew on the sets of several films produced in the late 1970's.

東京・大井町。三叉路に架かる陸橋の下に「時代屋」という骨董屋がある。そこの主・安さんの前に、夏の盛り、銀色の日傘をさして野良猫を抱えた謎の女・真弓が現れ居付いた。ところがその真弓、なぜか家出癖があった。ひと言の伝言と、ビクターの犬の置物を置いて失踪する。三度目の家出をしてから、数日経過。なぜか野良猫も家出した。

東京・大井町。三叉路に架かる陸橋の下に「時代屋」という骨董屋がある。そこの主・安さんの前に、夏の盛り、銀色の日傘をさして野良猫を抱えた謎の女・真弓が現れ居付いた。ところがその真弓、なぜか家出癖があった。ひと言の伝言と、ビクターの犬の置物を置いて失踪する。三度目の家出をしてから、数日経過。なぜか野良猫も家出した。

Depicting the turbulent life of truck driver Takashi, his fellow drivers, and the women he meets.

Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her trauma, and finally, rescues his niece who is about to be lured into prostitution.

Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her trauma, and finally, rescues his niece who is about to be lured into prostitution.

Class-A Kyoto, a strip joint in Kyoto, is raided by the police. Shohei, a salesman who happens to be there, gets caught in the middle of it and is fired from his job. Having nowhere else to go, Shohei reluctantly becomes the manager of the place... The film is a comedy full of pathos about the connection between strippers called "special delivery" and the "pimps" who hang on to them.

坂の下の千代松、通称・チョロ松。職業はアプローチ屋、つまりセックス仲介のインチキ稼業をしている若者である。チョロ松は、兄ちゃんと呼ぶ梅吉とコンビを組み、この稼業をしている。二人は、竹子が経営する赤ちょうちんの二階に住んでいるが、ここには向島の捨て児寺に捨てられた少年少女たちも一緒に暮しており、血縁なき者同志が一家を構成していた。

坂の下の千代松、通称・チョロ松。職業はアプローチ屋、つまりセックス仲介のインチキ稼業をしている若者である。チョロ松は、兄ちゃんと呼ぶ梅吉とコンビを組み、この稼業をしている。二人は、竹子が経営する赤ちょうちんの二階に住んでいるが、ここには向島の捨て児寺に捨てられた少年少女たちも一緒に暮しており、血縁なき者同志が一家を構成していた。

When his pistol is stolen, police detective Murakami is humiliated, especially when the gun is later implicated in a crime. Working with his superior, Chief Detective Sato, Murakami works feverishly to trace the location of his pistol, ultimately clashing with a gang of youthful Okinawans.

About a girl who marries in the middle of the Pacific War, is widowed at 18, and her unflagging struggle to survive during and after the war with her son.

About a girl who marries in the middle of the Pacific War, is widowed at 18, and her unflagging struggle to survive during and after the war with her son.

Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.

Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.

Tsutomu (Kensaku Morita), an orphan who once stabbed a man, is released from a reformatory and goes to Tottori, on the Japan Sea coast, to enter a high school. On the beach, he meets a young fisherman, Yusuke (Norihiko Yamamoto) also a student of the same school. They become friends and Tsutomu is offered free board at Yusuke's home.

Tsutomu (Kensaku Morita), an orphan who once stabbed a man, is released from a reformatory and goes to Tottori, on the Japan Sea coast, to enter a high school. On the beach, he meets a young fisherman, Yusuke (Norihiko Yamamoto) also a student of the same school. They become friends and Tsutomu is offered free board at Yusuke's home.

「男はつらいよ」シリーズ第3作。柴又に帰って来た寅さんを待ち受けていたのは、見合い話だった。相手は川千屋の仲居・駒子（春川ますみ）。彼女は寅さんの昔なじみで、亭主持ちということで、大騒動に。それから暫くして、竜造とつね夫婦が、三重県の湯の山温泉へ旅行に行くと、なんと旅館で寅さんが番頭をしていた。旅館の美人女将・志津（新珠三千代）に一目惚れして、居着いてしまったという・・・

An uptight young man comes to suspect that his factory worker girlfriend has a secret involving his boorish older brother.

「男はつらいよ」シリーズ第1作。 20年振りに故郷、東京は葛飾柴又に帰ってきた車寅次郎（渥美清）。ちょうど庚申の祭りの最中で、早速祭りに参加する寅次郎。そんな中、懐かしいおいちゃん（森川信）、おばちゃん（三崎千恵子）や妹さくら（倍賞千恵子）に涙の再会を果たす。翌日、さくらの見合いに出席した寅次郎だが、酔ったあげくの大失態。見合いをぶち壊した寅次郎はおいちゃんらと大ゲンカし、柴又を去っていく。その後、寅次郎は旅先の奈良で旅行中の御前様（笠智衆）とその娘・坪内冬子（光本幸子）と再会。幼なじみゆえ、気さくな冬子に恋をした寅さんは、帰郷してからも冬子のもとへ日参する。一方、裏の印刷工場につとめる諏訪博（前田吟）は、さくらへ想いを寄せていた・・・

Five fellows are taken by the police for bank hold-ups.

The return of a man to Japan from Borneo creates chaos in a village.

A young thug wanna-be yakuza falls in love with a country girl.

A mayoral candidate and his love child.

The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.

Japanese drama film.

Set during the last days of the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Moeyo-ken tells the story of Hijikata Toshizo and the Shinsengumi. Hijikata Toshizo is a samurai eager to test his skills and sword and make his first kill. The dojo he belongs to practices the Tennen Rishin style and teaches this to farmers. Not considered real samurai by other dojo's, they receive a request for a duel by a rival dojo practicing the Kogen Itto style. Sohaku Rokusha, a teacher there, challenges them and fights with Hijikata Toshizo. The outcome of the fight creates a deadly animosity between them that lasts through the ages.

Saotome is a white-collar worker on the brink of a burnout who one day strikes up a friendship with Gen, a boorish drifter who approaches life one day at a time.