Daisuke Katō Filmes

A melodrama based on the novel by Yasunari Kawabata, telling about the tragic fate of a mother and daughter who are attracted to the same man.

The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

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

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their...

After an argument with his father a son leaves his home and comes back only, as an adult, many years later just to cause them problem after problem.

A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he...

“19 vassals of Lord Hosokawa ask permission to commit harakiri with him, as a demonstration of their loyalty. Only Yaichiemon Abe is refused...

May Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New York, she travels incognito with a tour group, in hopes...

A 1970s Toho coming-of-age film.

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for...

After a major corporate merger, a middle-aged executive is demoted but unexpectedly appointed president of a small subsidiary.

A cosmetics company president launches an aggressive new business strategy while balancing corporate pressure, romantic entanglements, and a...

Set in the downtown area in the heart of Tokyo, this film depicts the lives of poor but kind-hearted people.

The last film in the series brings the tale to the doorstep of Pacific War, with the planning of the bombing of Pearl Harbor dominant in Nakano Spy...

An aging company president pushes a youth-focused corporate fitness campaign but struggles to keep up himself.

At a coastal hot spring inn, a group of women navigate work, personal struggles, and unexpected scandals. When a guest threatens to expose one maid's...

When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the driver in this thrilling drama. The car was driven by...

While on a business trip to Kyushu, a paint company president competes with a rival firm for a key overseas client, only to face setbacks both in...

On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police...

An ad campaign for a TV show called the “Male Training Contest” stirs chaos at a major electronics company. PR staffer Takayama opposes...