Katsumi Nishikawa

Set in Sapporo during the oil crisis of the early '70s, the film centers on the Hokkaitei soba stand run by a stoic patriarch and his perky wife. One New Year's day, a haggard-looking mother and her two adorable moppets poke their heads into the restaurant and ask for a single bowl of kakesoba. Noticing that the trio is looking a little low in the heels, she puts in an extra scoop of noodles. The youngest boy declares that the soba is delicious. The next year, the same threesome appears again asking for one bowl of kakesoba. This time the old man dumps in two helpings. He is struck by how much the youngest looks like their own son who was hit by a truck three years previous. The following year, the three return and this time the mother tells her story...

Based on the comic book by Tatsuo Kanai

Based on the comic book by Tatsuo Kanai

Romance story about the first female manager of the Nihon University Phoenix

Based on the comic book of the same name by Youko Shouji

Violent delinquent Shunpei is sent to Totsuka Yacht School, a grueling rehabilitation center. The principal fears that this "half-wolf" is too much. When kids go bad, this school beats them straight. But they've never seen anything like this punk before.

Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. His sister Kiriko makes the long trip to Tokyo, specifically to accost Otsuka, Japan's top criminal defence lawyer, and plead with him to take her brother's case. They live in Kitakyushu which, though a city, she contends that the local lawyers are not up to the job. Otsuka contemptuously brushes her off. A year passes. Masao has suicided in jail, his appeal having failed due to the lack of interest and competence of the local defence lawyer. Kiriko returns to Tokyo, planning revenge on Otsuka for refusing the case and causing her brother's death.

Teenage cousins Masao and Tamiko fall in love when she comes to his riverside brewery house to take care of his sickly mother. Family objections ensue as Tamiko is older than Masao, and the two cannot marry in peace.

Teenage cousins Masao and Tamiko fall in love when she comes to his riverside brewery house to take care of his sickly mother. Family objections ensue as Tamiko is older than Masao, and the two cannot marry in peace.

明治時代初頭の大阪。裕福な薬問屋の箱入り娘として生まれ育った、美しい盲目の女性・お琴。店の奉公人の佐助がお気に入りで、何かと自分の身の回りの世話をさせるが、一方で佐助もそのわがままに耐えながら、彼女に献身的に尽くす。やがて店の主人に許され、お琴専属の付き人となった佐助は同時に、三味線の名手であるお琴のもとで厳しい稽古に励み、芸の腕前が上達する。やがて意外にも、お琴が誰かを相手に妊娠する事態が起きる。

明治時代初頭の大阪。裕福な薬問屋の箱入り娘として生まれ育った、美しい盲目の女性・お琴。店の奉公人の佐助がお気に入りで、何かと自分の身の回りの世話をさせるが、一方で佐助もそのわがままに耐えながら、彼女に献身的に尽くす。やがて店の主人に許され、お琴専属の付き人となった佐助は同時に、三味線の名手であるお琴のもとで厳しい稽古に励み、芸の腕前が上達する。やがて意外にも、お琴が誰かを相手に妊娠する事態が起きる。

瀬戸内海に臨む女子高校に、東京から青年教師・南条が赴任してきた。南条の明るい人柄に生徒たちの人気が集ったが、清水巴だけは反抗的な態度を捨てなかった。運動会で、巴と南条が目かくし競争にコンビで出場することになった。ところが、勢い余って二人は来賓席に飛び込み、巴が気絶してしまった。医務室に運び込まれ、ようやく気がついた巴は、恥ずかしそうに南条に告げた。「先生、私、おしっこしちゃった」南条は仕方なく、巴に下着を買って来てやったのだが、この事が町中に広がり、南条を糾弾する職員会議が開かれることになった。南条は巴の恥をかばい真相を話さないために窮地に立ったが、巴が飛び込んで来て涙ながらに全てを語るのだった。この事件以来、二人は爽やかな師弟愛で結ばれるようになった。夏休みになって、南条は、同僚の女教師・増川先生から講習に誘われて上京したが、突然、巴が現われた。それは南条と増川の同行を知った上での行動だった。南条は困惑した。新学期が始まると途端に、南条と巴が東京に新婚旅行に出かけた、という噂が学校中に広まった。南条は少しも気にしない様子だったが、食当りで学校を休んでいるはずの巴が、馬を乗り回して遊んでいるというので、巴を探しに出かけた。南条は海辺で裸馬を駆って若さを発散させている巴の姿を見つけた。そして、今まで気がつかなかった巴の美しさに圧倒された。その時、巴は南条を馬に乗せると町を駆け抜け、校庭へ走り込んだ。驚き呆れる人々の眼。だが南条は「やっとウップンが晴れた」という巴を、愛しく思うのだった。巴はさらに馬を走らせたが、急に突び出して来たトラックを思わずよけた勢いで、二人は、馬から投げ出され、海に転落、巴は大怪我をした。南条の献身的な看病で、巴は数日後に元気になったが、南条は辞任して帰京することになった。「人を愛することは厳しいことだ。君のことを忘れなかったら、いつか迎えに来る」一緒に連れて行ってくれ、と頼む巴に、南条はこう言って、去って行った。

昭和17年、山陰地方のある山村。封建的な地主・園田の跡取り息子、順吉は、親が決めた婚約者がいながら山番の娘・小雪と恋仲になり、周囲の猛反対を押し切って駆け落ちを決行。日本海に面したとある漁村で、ささやかだが2人きりの幸せな新婚生活を送り始める。だが順吉には召集令状が届き、彼は戦地へと出征。そしてある日を境に彼からの便りがぱったりと途絶え、小雪は順吉の消息が一切つかめないまま、孤独に戦後を迎える。

昭和17年、山陰地方のある山村。封建的な地主・園田の跡取り息子、順吉は、親が決めた婚約者がいながら山番の娘・小雪と恋仲になり、周囲の猛反対を押し切って駆け落ちを決行。日本海に面したとある漁村で、ささやかだが2人きりの幸せな新婚生活を送り始める。だが順吉には召集令状が届き、彼は戦地へと出征。そしてある日を境に彼からの便りがぱったりと途絶え、小雪は順吉の消息が一切つかめないまま、孤独に戦後を迎える。

Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue's father, his luck in love begins to change.

大正時代末期。一人旅で伊豆を訪れていた旧制一高3年生の川島は、伊豆大島出身の旅芸人一座と出会い、しばらく彼らと道中をともにする。偏見の目で見られがちな彼らに同情して義憤を覚える一方、川島は次第に一座の若い踊り子、かほるの初々しさに魅了されていき、かほるのほうも彼に淡い恋心を抱くようになる。しかし、一座の年長の女性のぶは、若い2人が叶わぬ恋に深入りするよりはと、あえて2人を別れさせようとするが…。

The Spiders, a 1960s Japanese Group Sounds band, star in this rare Monkees and Beatles inspired secret agent movie. During their Asian tour spies try to smuggle plutonium hidden in The Spiders' guitar amps!

The Spiders, a 1960s Japanese Group Sounds band, star in this rare Monkees and Beatles inspired secret agent movie. During their Asian tour spies try to smuggle plutonium hidden in The Spiders' guitar amps!

The love story of an aspiring architect and a charcoal-making daughter, who discover that they are actually brother and sister.

Shimamura is a young man whose family went broke and lost their house. One day, as he returns to his former house to get a camellia blooming from the garden, he sees a beautiful schoolgirl who lives there. After they coincidentally meet again they fall for each other, but she is already engaged.

A girl is in love with two men.

In 1943, Japan is amidst the Pacific War. Sobei Sonoda is one of the wealthiest landowners of the San'in region. His land spread for miles, as far as the eye can see. People treated him with respect. But even the richest must think about the future. One day, he decides to arrange a marriage between his only son, Junkichi and the daughter of an even more powerful family. Sobei, hoping to benefit from this union, soon discovers that his son was in love with a lower class girl.

In 1943, Japan is amidst the Pacific War. Sobei Sonoda is one of the wealthiest landowners of the San'in region. His land spread for miles, as far as the eye can see. People treated him with respect. But even the richest must think about the future. One day, he decides to arrange a marriage between his only son, Junkichi and the daughter of an even more powerful family. Sobei, hoping to benefit from this union, soon discovers that his son was in love with a lower class girl.

力強い男の友情と、それを見守る清らかな乙女との交流を、おなじみの名コンビ舟木と和泉で描きあげる青春歌謡巨篇。

A young lawyer looking for a true culprit to save his innocent friend. But behind the case is the father of a woman he loves.

A father gives his four daughters his substantial retirement allowance on the stipulation that they leave him alone, as he wants some freedom. Each of the daughters has a romantic interest and it's noticeable that the father, too, has someone in mind.

Japanese drama film.

雑誌社に勤める守屋伴子には外交官の父がいたが、赴任先のキューバで動乱に巻き込まれて死んだことになっていた。伴子の母・節子は大学教授の隠岐達三と、伴子を連れて再婚した。隠岐は名の売れた教授だが世間体を人一倍気にする男で、絵を売ることを趣味にしていた。ある日、伴子は原稿を依頼するために女画商で有名な高野佐衛子の画廊を訪ねた。初対面の佐衛子はなぜかまじまじと佐衛子の顔をみつめると、明日自宅まで取りに来てほしいと言うのだった。その日、神田の古本屋に父の達三と行った伴子は岡部雄吉という大学院生と知り合った。雄吉は伴子に向かってズバズバとものを言ったが、伴子はかえって好感を抱いた。翌日、伴子は原稿を受け取りに佐衛子の豪華な邸宅を訪れたが、佐衛子はハバナで伴子の実父・恭吾に会ったことがあると告げるのだった。佐衛子にはキューバで知り合った恭吾に強烈に惹かれた過去があった。しかも革命に協力した恭吾を心ならずも裏切って、政府軍に密告したことが深い傷跡となって残っていた。伴子と初めて会った時、恭吾にあまりにも似た容姿から直感的に感じ取っていたのだ。このことは伴子にとって本当に意外な話だった。伴子にはその人の記憶がまるで無い。父と呼んだ記憶が無いのだ。そのうえ、父は日本に帰ってきたという。伴子はまだ見ぬ父への慕情が募りつつも、父と会うべきかどうかためらうのだった。

雑誌社に勤める守屋伴子には外交官の父がいたが、赴任先のキューバで動乱に巻き込まれて死んだことになっていた。伴子の母・節子は大学教授の隠岐達三と、伴子を連れて再婚した。隠岐は名の売れた教授だが世間体を人一倍気にする男で、絵を売ることを趣味にしていた。ある日、伴子は原稿を依頼するために女画商で有名な高野佐衛子の画廊を訪ねた。初対面の佐衛子はなぜかまじまじと佐衛子の顔をみつめると、明日自宅まで取りに来てほしいと言うのだった。その日、神田の古本屋に父の達三と行った伴子は岡部雄吉という大学院生と知り合った。雄吉は伴子に向かってズバズバとものを言ったが、伴子はかえって好感を抱いた。翌日、伴子は原稿を受け取りに佐衛子の豪華な邸宅を訪れたが、佐衛子はハバナで伴子の実父・恭吾に会ったことがあると告げるのだった。佐衛子にはキューバで知り合った恭吾に強烈に惹かれた過去があった。しかも革命に協力した恭吾を心ならずも裏切って、政府軍に密告したことが深い傷跡となって残っていた。伴子と初めて会った時、恭吾にあまりにも似た容姿から直感的に感じ取っていたのだ。このことは伴子にとって本当に意外な話だった。伴子にはその人の記憶がまるで無い。父と呼んだ記憶が無いのだ。そのうえ、父は日本に帰ってきたという。伴子はまだ見ぬ父への慕情が募りつつも、父と会うべきかどうかためらうのだった。

During his idle journey on the Izu Peninsula, a university student, Kawasaki, encounters a group of traveling entertainers – including Kaoru (Sayuri Yoshinaga), one of the “odoriko”. Kawasaki is taken and cannot take his eyes off her. When he is invited to stay at the same lodgings, the two grow closer. In time, the two come to learn the pain of love.

During his idle journey on the Izu Peninsula, a university student, Kawasaki, encounters a group of traveling entertainers – including Kaoru (Sayuri Yoshinaga), one of the “odoriko”. Kawasaki is taken and cannot take his eyes off her. When he is invited to stay at the same lodgings, the two grow closer. In time, the two come to learn the pain of love.

Ayako (Sayuri Yoshinaga) is a free-willed college girl who shares a room with Takako and Kimie. They each have a clear vision of what they want from their career and love life. Soon, their room share takes a turn, when ideals begin to clash with reality.

Ayako (Sayuri Yoshinaga) is a free-willed college girl who shares a room with Takako and Kimie. They each have a clear vision of what they want from their career and love life. Soon, their room share takes a turn, when ideals begin to clash with reality.

Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was against school regulations, Shinko was the first to take a bite out of the forbidden fruit. Expelled from her former school, she finds herself in an all-girls school in Jokamachi, where rumors fly. One day, Shinko delivers an anonymous love letter addressed to her English teacher, Ms. Shimazaki. Convinced that the students are playing a prank, Ms. Shimazaki is adamant about getting to the bottom of this "problem”.

Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was against school regulations, Shinko was the first to take a bite out of the forbidden fruit. Expelled from her former school, she finds herself in an all-girls school in Jokamachi, where rumors fly. One day, Shinko delivers an anonymous love letter addressed to her English teacher, Ms. Shimazaki. Convinced that the students are playing a prank, Ms. Shimazaki is adamant about getting to the bottom of this "problem”.

Keiko is pretty and intelligent but her home life is not a happy one. Never having known a father's love, she develops a possessive attachment to Mr. Mazaki, the new mathematics teacher.

A high school boy and girl in the midst of their youth try to get their parents to remarry.

Tsuiseki is a 1961 crime film.

Former boxer Daishiro lost his wife, and his only son, Kaoru, went missing, it was a heavy blow for Daishiro. One day, Daishiro got a call from his relative Morihiko. He said he forgot the winning lottery ticket of 2 million yen at the hotel, so he wants Daishiro to go and pick it up. Morihiko used the hotel for secret meetings, so he said he couldn't go there himself because he was afraid it would become public. When Daishiro entered the hotel, the Yakuza, who learned about the lottery from the newspaper, threaten the hotel maid Noriko, and want to rob her. Daishiro helps Noriko and safely picks up the lottery, but a message arrives from his relative Seikichi from Osaka. His missing son Kaoru is said to be a boxer in Osaka. "My son... He has the blood of a boxer in him..." Daishiro is heading to Osaka in a hurry...

Roppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out to Tokyo to save a sinking milk delivery business a distant relative of his runs, he encounters the most strangest of clientele.

Japanese drama film, originally released in two parts.

East-West Transportation, headquartered in Tokyo, operates daily scheduled cargo flights on the Tokaido Road from Tokyo to Osaka and back, as the name suggests. Daikichi was a driver working for the East-West transportation company, and Rokuheita served as his assistant. The Daikichi truck, which was packed with luggage today, has left for its destination. And soon after Daikichi's truck left, Rokuheita heard a cat meowing from behind, so Daikichi stopped the car and turned to check the cargo, and there in a large basket he saw a crying baby...

East-West Transportation, headquartered in Tokyo, operates daily scheduled cargo flights on the Tokaido Road from Tokyo to Osaka and back, as the name suggests. Daikichi was a driver working for the East-West transportation company, and Rokuheita served as his assistant. The Daikichi truck, which was packed with luggage today, has left for its destination. And soon after Daikichi's truck left, Rokuheita heard a cat meowing from behind, so Daikichi stopped the car and turned to check the cargo, and there in a large basket he saw a crying baby...

Yasuichiro Isa, who works in the labor section of Sone Mining Tokyo Headquarters, paid a monthly fee for his younger brother, Reiji, who was in trouble because he had a bonus of 10,000 yen more.

Born to a prestigious family, Natsuko is not impressed by any one of her suitors. Determined to spend her life serving god, she sets off to a convent in Hakodate, Hokkaido, and meets along the way a young bear-hunter with whom she begins an adventure.