Yōko Sugi Movies

A romantic movie based on Chiyoko Shimakura’s hit song of the same name, in which Shimakura herself starred.

Urban love comedy in which Koji Tsuruta, who works for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Parks and Greenery Department, plays love shepherd to a...

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip is disrupted by the sudden death of his boss....

The film looks back at the life of a man named Oda and other Japanese Americans through the decades as they face great challenges and joys living in...

This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring...

Teacher Yukiko finds herself in opposition to conservative faculty and villagers after defending a student for being in a relationship with a young...

Film directed by Yasuki Chiba, based on the novel of the same name by Tatsuzou Ishikawa.

Girls in the Orchard (1953) is about tension between the life of a family in a rural area with all the traditions (continuing family business, taking...

A man who seemed to have found happiness with a wife and child loses his wife and his daughter gets married... A man's life, full of joy and sorrow,...

1961 Japanese movie

1960 Japanese movie

The story of a lovely "maiko" who bloomed in Gion. Three half-sisters play out a tale of tearful love between father and daughters against the...

The film depicts the exploits of Kindaichi Kosuke, who pursues a series of serial murders that occur one after another along with the terrifying...

Love stories of four sisters from a small restaurant in Asakusa.

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

Romantic drama about three beautiful sisters, based on the acclaimed play.