Movies: Saburō Sawai

A samurai rescues a mischievous tanuki from hunters and sets it free. When the samurai's wastrel son hatches a plot to kill his father for his fortune, the magical tanuki is determined to protect its rescuer....

My Daughter's Only Wish tells the story of a poorly paid and clumsy office clerk, played with much comedic talent by Atsushi Watanabe. His biggest problem: His daughter Hideko is too clever and is expected by her teachers to enter the school for high...

Famed detective Dandy Sashichi tries to solve who's behind the serial murders of six beautiful women under the aegis of local showman Ibaragiya. The film opens with the sextet humiliating a respected painter's portraits of them, driving the man to a ...

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20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901)....

A 1942 film....

Fictionalized retelling of the life of a Geisha poisoner....

Kizaki, an upstart at a trading company has one more assignment for the day before meeting his lovely girlfriend, Natsuki for a date. Little does he know that he's walking straight into a trap set up by his boss, Asanuma and his murderous right hand...

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The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo....

A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke...

Okiyo runs a restaurant in Asakusa. She struggles with the times and the relationships around her....

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo....

Sashichi investigates the mysterious murders of four beauties, all of whom were stabbed in the chest....

Two cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to the police. In the mean time, an innocent man is arrested as the murderer and chaos ensues. Pre-war jidaigeki film....

The legendary ninja Kurama Tengu (Enoken) uses his superhuman powers to help free a band of street urchins from their Fagin-like master. The film's incredible climax, when Enoken fends off dozens of men attacking with ladders and handcarts, brings to...