Akira Tani Movies

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and...

A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.

It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous...

Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post...

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.

A widowed high-school teacher tries to raise his four children alone.

Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution.

1964 Japanese movie

An Ishiro Honda film.

Comedy movie

A group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.

Based on a novel by Kôen Hasegawa

Picked up and raised on an island in the Seto Inland Sea, Yasukichi's only trait is his innate mischievousness. However, because his love for his...