Shūji Sano Movies

Japanese drama.

Though plagued by ill health all his life, a young Japanese man is obligated to fulfill his family's longstanding military tradition.

This film was mainly shot in the Japanese skiing resort Hokkaido in 1937-38 and was intended to create support for the coming winter olympics of 1940...

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.

A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokiko, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited niece from Osaka. Despite being a minor, Setsuko is a...

Three men fall in love with the same young girl who works in a tonkatsu restaurant in the Shitamachi district of Tokyo.

A rookie golfer must cope with the stress of fame after a marketing executive transforms her into a sports celebrity.

Drama about the trials and tribulations of a teenage girl.

Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her...

In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her...

A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.

Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga,...

Based on a radio drama.

1962 Japanese movie

A penniless orphan loses the woman he loves, when her family arranges a marriage to a wealthy playboy. He believes she was blinded by greed, and...

Follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office. He takes a room at a small inn and...