Junzaburō Ban Movies

Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.

Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.

1958 Mito Kōmon film.

Hatamoto Ooka Gentaro was deeply committed to a future with a beautiful girl named Omachi, a relationship facilitated by his love of the shamisen....

The 21st film in the Ekimae series, commemorating the 35th anniversary of Toho. The film is a loose remake of the first film in the series, Ekimae...

A comedy farce depicting the noise that occurs when two unemployed circus participants discover a debt bond in a basket with parrots, which they...

1963 Japanese movie

A drama from director Masaharu Segawa.

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

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

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

Tetsuko (Eiko Yanami), a high school student, one day, forces Tsuneo, (Kei Wakakura), the brightest boy in her school, to make love to her after...

3 people are fresh and naive so they try to go from wandering around lonely to becoming a lively young bunch. Tanokin’s youthful energy...

Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a...