Sayoko Tanimoto Movies

A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and...

Japan, 1946, just after the end of World War II. As the US occupation army patrols the dilapidated streets of Tokyo, a desperate and ambitious group...

Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

How did two sisters from Tsugaru survive in the big city of Tokyo? The older sister passed the nursing exam and works at a major hospital in Tokyo....

A young girl works as a geisha to earn money for travel.

Tarao’s services are called upon to solve the mysterious death of bride-to-be, Mariko, who was found dead with an eerie mask of a devil.

A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from prison the plan for his revenge unravels.

A young reporter is covering the mysterious case of a child found dead with missing internal organs.

An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man haunts the landlord from the grave. Since the man...

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

1962 Japanese movie

Ishihama is planning a casino robbery with his wife and mother-in-law. They meet a man named Tsuneda who is planning the same robbery and agree to...

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his...

An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the Taishō era. About 15 families who moved in...

17 year old naïve country girl Emiko Yamauchi has a hash wakeup call when she’s welcomed to Tokyo by a bunch of rapey hoods. Fast forward...

A man who uses marriage as bait goes from woman to woman, and then a horrific murder is committed for money. Seven police man chase the vicious...

The First Investigation Department is investigating a murder case that took place at a government agency, with particular attention to finding an...

1962 Japanese movie