Sachiko Hidari Movies

First live action adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's manga.

The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the...

Won Jury's Special Award at the Turin International Film Festival of Young Cinema 1993

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.

Comedy centered on a stripper agency

Set in the time of steam locomotives and covering a period of almost 30 years, this sensitive film tells the story of the wife of a railroad worker...

A band of warriors journeys to Mount Oe to rescue abducted women from a demon, overcoming supernatural threats like a giant spider and a diabolical...

Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.

Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress...

1962 Japanese movie

A conscript from a poor background writes the Emperor asking if he can stay in the army when his service is up.

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...

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich...

Kingoro Yanagiya's 100th film.