Ichirō Sugai Movies

A song drama based on the autobiographical song "The sun is laughing" by composer Endo Minoru. It tells the story of a young man who moves to Tokyo...

Set around Ginza’s neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and tragic crime. A reporter (Ken Utsui)...

Tadashi Imai 1946 movie

One day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled company funds. To save the situation he withdraws his...

13th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series

On January 26, 1948, a robbery of the Teigin bank took place in Tokyo - the criminal poisoned the bank employees and fled the scene with a large...

Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and Nobuko...

The story of three brothers who, after loosing their parents in the Great Kanto Earthquake, continued their respective yakuza family business and the...

Set in Uwajima, Shikoku, an action film starring Akira Kobayashi who uncovers evils related to pearl farming.

A group of pirates sail the treacherous Pacific ocean in search for wealth.

Film about a car dealer who gets into financial trouble.

The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status....

1957 Japanese movie

University students Sudo and Mori make money by picking up rich girls in dance clubs and conning them into giving them cash. Mori is the brains of...

Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.

A detective drama that realistically shows the work of an experienced detective who, under cover, pursues the organizer of the arms trade route from...

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Released in 2 parts. His only release of 1931. Considered a lost film.