Sumiko Sakamoto

The Buried Forest (2005)

Three high school girls living out in the country build stories out from their local environment, mountainous and bordered by an unkempt buried forest. ...

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)

A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers. ...

My Father's Dragon (1997)

Elmer is told by a traveling cat about a baby dragon who is being held captive and mistreated on the scary Wild Island. Elmer decides to investigate and battles tigers, crocodiles and gorillas in order to rescue the little dragon. ...

Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin (1996)

Based on the long running manga of the same name by Sadao Shouji. ...

The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)

Broke, with his vintage Nash convertible repossessed, private eye Mike Hama is reduced to combing the mean streets of the Yokohama waterfront on a borrowed bicycle. But when Lily, a beautiful stripper from out of Hama's past, returns to town, the fuse is l ...

Be Free! (1986)

Adventures of a young high school teacher and his oddball students. ...

The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. Bu ...

Sometimes... Like a Prostitute (1978)

A man with a medical condition and a guilty past becomes obsessed with a simple minded girl he finds in a park. His wife is not thrilled when he brings her home. ...

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh (1967)

The Silent Gun (1967)

A series of murders has been committed by someone with a new model gun, a Mord-Gessel X 38. Indeed, Daisuke himself is almost killed while investigating the case. This occurred while he was with Ritsuko, daughter of a company president. Detective Kimura th ...

The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967)

Three tales of women that resided in the Shogun's harem (o-oku) during the Edo period. ...

Quick-Draw Dog (1967)

Quick Drawer Dog (早射ち犬 Hayauchi inu) is a 1967 film directed by Tetsutarō Murano. It is the eighth film in the Inu series. ...

Stray Dog (1966)

Stray Dog is a 1966 film directed by Yoshio Inoue. It is the seventh film in the Inu series. ...

Fearless Comrades (1966)

The first film in the Fearless Guy series. Kosuke was part of a huge organized crime group, but decided to leave after his best friend died a brutal death at the hands of the gang leader. He goes on a trip with a guitar in his hand and ends up in Yokohama. ...

Return of Gun Dog (1966)

Zoku teppō inu (続鉄砲犬) is a 1966 film directed by Mitsuo Murayama. It is the sixth film in the Inu series. ...

The Pornographers (1966)

Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, Haru, and her family. From time to time, Haru shares her bed with Subu, though she believes her dead husban ...

Silence Has No Wings (1966)

After a young boy captures a rare butterfly in Nagasaki, a caterpillar begins a relay-trip toward the northern tip of Hokkaido, serving as a silent witness to a series of vignettes featuring people struggling with the psychological and social scars of post ...

Trigger Happy Romeo (1965)

Fifth film in the "Inu" series. ...

Rampaging Dog (1965)

Abare inu is a 1965 action-comedy film directed by Kazuo Mori. It is the fourth film in the series. ...

The Call of Flesh (1964)

A young woman (Dan) who worked as a prostitute in the days following World War II finds herself sexually dissatisfied with her husband and contemplates returning to an old lover who comes back into her life. ...

Clamouring Canines (1964)

The second film in the "Inu" series. ...

Escape from Japan (1964)

As Japan is preparing to host the Olympics, a gang member wanting to go to America is sought after by the police after helping his friend conduct a robbery. ...

Homeless Dog (1964)

First movie of the Inu series directed by Tokuzō Tanaka ...

Legends of Honor (1963)

First ninkyo yakuza picture at Toei directed by Teruo Ishii ...

Tenamonya Sandogasa (1963)

The Tokaido highway is crowded with people heading for Shimizu Port with the dream of defeating Jirocho of Shimizu and becoming the strongest in Japan. Tokijiro is a fallen yakuza who is trying to make his mark by heading for Shimizu Port with his partner, ...

Travel with Ghost (1961)

Ghost comedy film. ...