Ikio Sawamura Movies

The fifth "Ekimae" film set in Yokohama's Chinatown.

Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from Chinese captivity.

Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.

1955 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of...

A longtime hotel employee (Morishige) struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar Japanese business practices.

The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".

A kind of modern dress "Donzoko" "The Lower Depths", about slum life in Osaka, where a greedy widow (Mimasu) takes advantage of her poor roomers,...

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

Film number six in the Desperado Outpost serie directed by Jun Fukuda

The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.

Part one of The Masterless 47.

The story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era. The film won the prestigious Blue Ribbon awards for...

A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.

Sequel to "真実の愛情を求めて　何処へ" (1954). A coming-of-age drama...

A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of...