Junzaburō Ban Movies

A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to become a chef, hoping to be with his crush Tamae, a...

Japanese comedy film.

Japanese comedy film.

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.

A drama from director Masaharu Segawa.

1957 Japanese movie

Sixth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Japanese comedy film.

Half a Loaf... Avarice / Yoku

Jiro, a smooth-talking, womanizing bartender, flees from a Yakuza boss to Yanagase.

This suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a number of homeless men to a remote island Sado to perform...

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

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

An absolutely astonishing art house ninkyo yakuza film. Wandering gambler runs into a young swindler woman working with old man. They are both...