Kaneto Shindō Movies

The relationship between a rich young student and his lower class friend changes when they start to live both at a guest house. Both will be...

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

A scrap iron carrier arrived at Tokyo bay. The ship swarmed with the stevedores, the souvenir seller and the hookers. The crews of ship were...

This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring...

A junior high school teacher is raped by several students inside the school.

An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during...

Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association

The Yoshikawa family is a typical small town family. With only the father's and daughter's salaries to support the family's six members, life is not...

In Meiji era Japan a sixth grade boy is smart, likable and confident and owing to his academic success liked by his teacher. Things are not going...

Nezumi Kozō is the nickname of Nakamura Jirokichi, a Japanese thief and folk hero who lived in Edo during the Edo period. His exploits have been...

Azusa has just been discharged from the hospital and is frolicking on the beach in Jushi, finally getting her freedom. Her older sister, Kozue, looks...

19th century Japan, at the end of the Edo period. A samurai falls in love with a young woman while taking up arms to overthrow the local shogunate.

A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.

Satsuo Yamamoto's filmic depiction of the famous 1949 Matsukawa Incident.

Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso. His family is concerned with...

Magistrate Toyama no Kin-san is ordered to catch the phantom thief Nezumi Kozo, who is robbing daimyo and wealthy townspeople. Under the name of...