Akihiko Katayama Movies

Directorial debut by Umetsugu Inoue, the famous director of Musicals

Produced by Shochiku’s all-star cast as a commemorative film to mark the completion of the “Shochiku Kaikan” in Tsukiji, Tokyo,...

The Nakata family, father, mother, son Hideo, and daughters Taeko and Akiko live in the poorer section of modern Tokyo. Their troubles start when the...

1962 Japanese movie

Japanese drama film.

This film begins with a teacher describing to his students how brave the crew was which died as result of Japan's first submarine accident. The film...

1956 Japanese movie

Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful...

1961 Japanese movie

A young man hands in his notice at work and breaks up with his girlfriend in order to pursue his true nature and dream of shaping the world according...

1962 Japanese movie

On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while waiting his turn for seppuku at the Mizuno residence....

In early summer in Edo, Sanshirō, known for his beautiful singing, is a devoted son living in a tenement with his blind mother Okura. He works...

Japanese musical.