Junzaburō Ban Movies

The 10th "Ekimae" feature.

Japanese crime film

Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.

A parody of the Kabuki play about thieves, "Five Men of the White Waves".

The golden duo of Yoshitaro Mura and Kiyoshi Atsumi brings you a full-on comedy filled with laughter and melancholy set in Kitakyushu. Matsujiro...

Buntaro, the president of a food trading company got tired of the day-to-day routine of life. The new secretary, Nobuko, suggested her "shacho-san"...

Sixth entry in the Ekimae series, loosely based on the folktale of the tanuki and the tea kettle.

The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight...

Chushingura has been made into a movie several times before, but this time it will be presented in a widescreen version with all natural colors and a...

An award-winning Japanese film about a child's experiences during the Second World War.

In the town of Izu known for its hot springs, Den Shichi from Kuromon Town sets off for a healing trip with his companion, a bamboo craftsman with a...

This suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a number of homeless men to a remote island Sado to perform...

Otami and daughter Yuri run the Matsuoka, a 150-year-old Japanese-style inn in Tokyo which they plan to renovate into a modern hotel before the...

Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar...

1962 Japanese movie

Detective Denshichi is called to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Kishu family's daughter Teruhime and the activities of a dangerous...

Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

First film in a series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku.