Daisuke Katō Movies

When the hidden longing of Okaji, proprietress of a traditional restaurant, for the celebrated actor Tōjūrō Sakata finally comes to...

After a major corporate merger, a middle-aged executive is demoted but unexpectedly appointed president of a small subsidiary.

The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide music for people living in remote villages...

Japanese drama

Part 2 starts where the first film ended, with Iemon disposing of the bodies of his wife and Kohei, marrying upward, and being blackmailed by the...

Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman in the Taisho era.

Japanese comedy film.

A sequel to the popular "The School of Spies", this film continues the adventures of one of the graduates who is assigned to crack a powerful spy...

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.

Modern Comedy

The film adaptation of Yuzo Yamamoto's novel tells the story of the difficult fate of a single mother in pre-war Japan.

Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at...

Japanese comedy film.

In order to get Kanako (Izumi Yukimura) married, her mother places a rental listing in the student medical school newsletter and attempts to find a...

A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her from Osaka to her home village, where...

The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film.

Early jidaigeki by Tai Kato.

Second of the three Awamori-kun movies.