Junzaburō Ban Movies

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.

Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.

An award-winning Japanese film about a child's experiences during the Second World War.

1962 Japanese movie

A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving behind a fiance…. A unique social satire that...

Chushingura has been made into a movie several times before, but this time it will be presented in a widescreen version with all natural colors and a...

Tokyo at night. It has another face, different from the daytime. Gorgeous neon lights and dressed-up women decorate the city at night. And then,...

The story of the role played by Japanese-American soldiers from Hawaii in the Korean War of the 1950s.

The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.

Seventh in the Ekimae series, detailing the exploits of the landladies around Ryogoku Station in Tokyo, and their sumo clientele.

Sabu, a low-ranking samurai, finds himself unable to apprehend the ruthless leader of a violent gang of thieves, which leads to a scolding from his...

One night in Edo, a mysterious woman in a palanquin appeared at the moneylender Yamashiroya, revealing herself to a beautiful woman. She told the...

Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.

Sixth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

1962 Japanese movie

Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a...