Yūnosuke Itō Movies

Drama which shows the struggle of Fumiko, a female teacher, at work and at home.

Desperate to escape her grueling life caring for her paralyzed husband, Tamiko murders him and burns down their home to start anew. She is soon...

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.

Remake of Akira Kurosawa's films "Sanshiro Sugata and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II". A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes...

The humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But Osen's beauty attracts numerous would-be lovers among...

When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover...

A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.

Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic...

Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned...

A group of rank-and-file soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.

The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.

A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the...

Five years have passed since the three comrades who saved their lives in the Burma Campaign, namely Kenichiro Kishi, Eiji Shiga, and Daizo Kobayashi,...

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

Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.

A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that is about to be driven to despair.

Two devious retainers are competing to take control of a fief when the current Lord dies, but involving Kyoshiro in the conflict against his will is...