Junzaburō Ban Movies

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

The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.

Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.

1958 Mito Kumon movie

The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji...

Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.

The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.

The last judgment.

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

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

A young woman, an experienced gambler, enters a nunnery to atone for some of her father's crimes. When the nunnery runs into debt, she resorts to...

Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year-old daughter, with the aid of an Ainu dog summoned by a whistle she gave him.

A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.

1962 Japanese movie

Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Sixth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Japanese comedy film.