Yūnosuke Itō Movies

Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Based on the life and career of novelist Fumiko Hayashi, she bitterly struggles for literary recognition in the first half of the 20th-century...

Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His...

[Period Covered: 1570-1573] Towards the end of the Tenmon Era, Shogun Ashikaga`s powers were weakening by the day and many were there who planned to...

Fifth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.

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

A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her from Osaka to her home village, where...

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined...

In a peaceful town near the Seto Inland Sea, a threatening letter arrives along with the ringing of a telephone... A thriller-comedy that sets this...

When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.

As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case...

A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the...

A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that is about to be driven to despair.

The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.

A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising baseball player to The Toyko Flowers.

An upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love.

Lending money, job hunting for civilians and babysitting. All these things are usually not listed on a policeman's job description. But for the...

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.