Kanji Kawara Movies

A story about a young woman who has been rehabilitated at a juvenile detention center for girls and released into society, but finds herself on the...

During the Depression, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is sacked for defending an older colleague.

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

Centered on a young college student who puts his youthful passion into developing true judo and the fiery mentor he admires and studies under.

An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she...

The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’...

Raucous small-time thief Kenji falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, but when she finds out what kind of guy he really is, she leaves him until...

Japanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after...

A musical film marking Yoshiko Yamaguchi's debut at Daiei.

Adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same name.

Toramatsu is a very enthusiastic policeman. Believing that the police should help others he is dismissed the force when his pistol is stolen while...

Three couples connected to rival business and theatrical families navigate complicated romances, workplace disputes, and family opposition.

Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s Day. The investigators try to find the cause...

Following a young man through his childhood ambition to follow his father into the military to losing his life in combat in China.

The film depicts a group of boys and girls who graduate from a local junior high school and head to Tokyo to find employment, and the teachers who...

A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The...