Hisao Toake Movies

Battles of an average salaryman.

A story about the nature of office workers today.

1958 Japanese movie

Helping her mother manage a nightclub, young Emiko quickly realizes how difficult life is.

Set in a rubber company in Tokyo, this comedy depicts the sorrows of salarymen in a humorous way, centering on the commotion caused by the passionate...

The life of a toilet-seller during the Japanese Economic Miracle.

Film about the life of a bitter female reporter with a pure heart.

Kurando is a retired samurai. Granted a last-second reprieve from the obligation to commit harakiri, he decides to settle down and marry one of the...

A food company undergoes leadership changes, with younger staff rising to key roles.

Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after...

When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous...

Movie adaptation of the TV series.

The real mother of the two children of a respectable university professor is not his wife, but his mistress, the hostess of a Ginza bar the family...

Japanese life during the past thirty-five turbulent years is depicted in this film through the eyes of two police detectives. One is Henmi, who comes...

Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who...