Sadako Sawamura Movies

Adaptation of a novel by Yojiro Ishizaka, originally released in two parts.

1950s Japanese comedy.

Popular guitarist Shunsuke Sugi had a busy schedule and lived a puppet life with manager Yoko Ohara. On the way home from the Tohoku tour, he rescued...

Shot mostly in Tokyo, this comedy depicts two Chinese tourists who have travelled from their country to Japan in order to experience the latter...

1962 Japanese movie

A human drama about the bond between parents and a child and family love. The daughter leaves her foster parents and ends up with her mother in...

Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in her life are three young men—stage actor...

1950 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

The president learns that the company's biggest stockholder is also a friend of his singing teacher and spies on his movements.

Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash. His impulsive decision...

Japanese film.

1960 Japanese movie

A masterpiece of life sketches overflowing with heartwarming affection and laughter that portrays the modern common people with humor and pathos,...

Following Flower Picking Diary (1939), Tamizo directed another film starring Hideko Takamine, based on a story by Nobuko Yoshiya. Takamine plays a...

An old man cashes in all his possessions and sets off on a journey to the Tohoku region in late autumn. Along the way, he visits a friend on his...