Shūji Sano Movies

A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.

Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her...

In the movies of those times, you can see young boys in the company scene often. Those boys were called kyuji (給仕), which means...

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.

A touching story of pure love and tears between a boy and a girl, drawn by the innocent duo of Chieko Baisho and Shinichiro Mikami, based on "Nagashi...

Battles of an average salaryman.

An anthology of thirteen patriotic stories about Japanese citizens contributing to the war effort.

Matsuki, a former war photojournalist, returns home and starts a modest life with his wife, Komiko. Driven by his passion for capturing the truth, he...

A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.

Based on a radio drama.

A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his...

Also known as Crazy Uproar.

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to...

This film was mainly shot in the Japanese skiing resort Hokkaido in 1937-38 and was intended to create support for the coming winter olympics of 1940...

33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating...