Ichirō Sugai Movies

A detective sets out on a manhunt to catch a murderer before the crime's statue of limitations runs out.

A yakuza boss and his right-hand, Hawasaki, escape from prison. the film concentrates on their relationship, emphasizing loyalty and thier eventual...

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...

When the boss of the Nakano Family decides to retire and makes a loyal follower the new boss instead of his own son, it causes strife in the family....

Among Yoshimura’s complex and political works, this episodic film, set in the early 1930s, follows the life of a young left-wing student...

Wada Kōji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss.

1946 Toho film directed by Kiyoshi Saeki

After the death of his parents, railway worker Yuichiro Murofushi returns to his hometown and agrees to an arranged marriage at the insistence of his...

With his simple appearance, eyes shining with love and a sense of justice, and voice burning with youthful passion, the eleven students felt...

A woman remarries after receiving official notification that her husband has died, but he returns.

A sad love film where the action takes place in Kyoto, in a trading house. Considered a lost film.

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

Romantic comedy about a love triangle between two girls who fall in love with a reliable young doctor.

Comedy about a 50-something movie director, his new bride, a classical dancer, and his adult son and daughter and their loves.

1962 Japanese movie

Tomoraka Tasaka's first postwar work.

A villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections

A scrap iron carrier arrived at Tokyo bay. The ship swarmed with the stevedores, the souvenir seller and the hookers. The crews of ship were...