Zenpei Saga Movies

Sixth part in the Enblem of Man series.

Woman melodrama by Shiro Toyoda

A young doctor falls into a despair of developments. He plans to revenge the disgrace inflicted upon his sister, whose engagement was broken as a...

A lighthearted comedy that tells the story of love and the cheerful heroism of a young salesman pursuing a man's dream.

Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese...

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

A comedy-action film depicting a kind-hearted protagonist who, feeling disillusioned with the world, asks a hitman for assistance with suicide, only...

Based on the novel by proletarian writer Sunao Tokunaga. The story is about a long strike by workers at a large printing house and the strikers'...

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

Hikoroku Laughs a lot

A period film about a peasant revolt in the region near Mount Fuji, occasioned by high officials' depriving the farmers of their water rights.

The story deas with the experiences of an exceptionally strong-willed, middle class Tokyo "ojōsan" who comes to teach in a middle school in the...

Japanese film based on the life of writer Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896).

Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different worlds. Having met by accident, they soon discover a...

Based on the comic by Yutaka Asou

A movie adaptation of Funayama Kaoru's novel of the same name, which depicts the story of a modern youth who is attracted to the evil path. Saburi...

The monologue and mysterious death of a man who survived and returned from Iwo Jima. A newspaper reporter writes an article about "The Man from Iwo...