Akira Ishihama Movies

The Nakata family, father, mother, son Hideo, and daughters Taeko and Akiko live in the poorer section of modern Tokyo. Their troubles start when the...

A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense...

A young student falls for an invalid girl, whom he can only see from afar.

Set in a rubber company in Tokyo, this comedy depicts the sorrows of salarymen in a humorous way, centering on the commotion caused by the passionate...

Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.

​Reiko, a young woman with a physical disability, begins a clandestine affair with the married architect Katsuragi, but also becomes...

The story of a young couple deeply in love with each other but, because of complications and misunderstandings created by the people surrounding...

Fukami, a secretary engaged to company president Kaido, her employer, is invited by his close friends, the Nogis, to a three-day-two-night tour. The...

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

21-year-old Hideo Ishida is a reckless young man. Today again, he took part in a car race with a stolen driver's license and a car belonging to the...

A Tokyo family running a liquor store overcome impotence and dysfunction as they induce an understanding through each other of how to deal with their...

Christian converts face persecution in the feudal society of 17th century Japan.

Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.

While traveling alone through the scenic Izu Peninsula, a lonely Tokyo student named Mizuhara encounters a troupe of itinerant performers and...

Before a young woman can be sold to a geisha, she becomes pregnant.

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.