Junzaburō Ban Movies

Sequel to "Saiyuki" (1952)

1962 Japanese movie

The 21st film in the Ekimae series, commemorating the 35th anniversary of Toho. The film is a loose remake of the first film in the series, Ekimae...

1957 Japanese movie

1967 Japanese movie

Apparently a baseball drama starring real-life stars Nagashima (The Babe Ruth of Japanese Baseball) and teammate Oh-known collectively as ON-from the...

Half a Loaf... Avarice / Yoku

Isshin Tasuke, a friend of Ōkubo Hikozōemon, the esteemed public arbitrator of the realm, saved the maid Onatsu from punishment after she...

A samurai detective film.

The daughter of the wealthy Soga family is kidnapped and her fiance is murdered. But the kidnappers, Tatsu and Sanko are unaware that Tatsuko is the...

1961 Japanese movie

Sixth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

1958 Mito Kōmon film.

Kofu duty guard Yamauchi Hinata-kami cultivated illegal drugs and had them sold through Omiya, a drug wholesaler in Edo Muromachi. One day, a strange...

The film takes place in a dark area of the giant city of Osaka and tells about a group of people who find themselves at the bottom of society, and...

Eighth in the Ekimae series, portraying competition between two hot spring resort owners in Yamanashi.

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

First film in a series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku.