Kunitaro Sawamura Movies

Tradition and modernity clash when a young woman inherits a sweet-making firm in Kyoto.

Japanese drama film.

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...

This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent...

Sequel to "Island of Horrors" (獄門島, 1949).

An adaptation of the famous novel by Jiromasa Gunji about the difficult story of Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of the great elder of the...

Fourth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.

A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.

The movie is about a man who started a brothel to make money out of his poor circumstances in the late Meiji period.

A samurai detective film.

1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.

Jirocho the gambler hits the road.

Japanese drama film.

The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film.

The action of this historical drama takes place against the background of poverty and hunger in the city of Edo and depicts young people rebelling...