Kamatari Fujiwara Movies

Venice Film Festival 1939

1936 P.C.L. adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Sazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's parents' home, the Isono family. However, the...

Adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color.

Based on the comic by Yutaka Asou

The film generally regarded as Japan’s first true musical was also the first film made entirely in-house by the pioneering studio P.C.L., a...

A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.

A movie directed by Nobuo Nakagawa

The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two families. Shusuke Tokuyama (Den Obinata) runs an...

A story of two sisters, the older being more traditional, the younger a "moga" ("modern girl"). Their widowed father runs the family sake shop, but...

The main focus is on the 5 member band of a small circus as it runs into problems while touring rural Japan. It also pays lots of attention to the...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in TohoScope.

An inspirational teacher is the focus of this Japanese drama. After his friend kills himself, Natsuki takes a teaching job on an isolated island. His...

1935 P.C.L. adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Three sisters earn money for their bossy mother by being samisen street musicians. This means mainly playing a banjo type instrument for tips in...

9th directorial work by Yamamoto Satsuo.

1945 Japanese movie

First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.