Ikio Sawamura Movies

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

The film adaptation of Kazuo Kikuta novel "Kumo no Ue Dangoro Ichiza", which enjoyed great success at the performances of the Toho Takarazuka Theater...

1962 Japanese movie

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

A satirical comedy starring Makoto Fujita, depicting the two East and West con artists swindling illicit money from bad guys.

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic.

1958 Japanese movie

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

World Electric's top ad model disappears, throwing the company into disarray. A fortune-teller’s influence spreads through upper management,...

A drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.

Adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color.

When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre...

Takashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a four-year sentence, only to find it infested with yakuza...

Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.

Sazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's parents' home, the Isono family. However, the...

A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.

A former company man turned drifter is pulled back to lead a struggling toy company, enforcing bold reforms that shake up its corporate culture. Just...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

1962 Japanese movie