Mitsue Suzuki

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)

In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he is afraid of committing to a relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Toshinori Omi

In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he is afraid of committing to a relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Toshinori Omi

White Snake Enchantment (1983)

Uta married a priest who saved her when she tried to commit suicide at a waterfall. The love triangle between a lustful priest, his second wife and his son Masao.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunya Ito
CAST:  Rumiko Koyanagi  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Tetta Sugimoto  •  Isao Natsuyagi

Uta married a priest who saved her when she tried to commit suicide at a waterfall. The love triangle between a lustful priest, his second wife and his son Masao.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunya Ito
CAST:  Rumiko Koyanagi  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Tetta Sugimoto  •  Isao Natsuyagi

Lifetime Insecurity (1994)

In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Atsuo Nakamura  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Hisako Manda

In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Atsuo Nakamura  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Hisako Manda

Takeshi: Childhood Days (1990)

A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the schoolyard bully. When his cousin comes to stay with his family to avoid bombing raids, Takeshi at first treats him well, then begins bullying him too. Takeshi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Shinoda
CAST:  Tetsuya Fujita  •  Yuji Horioka  •  Katsuhisa Yamazaki  •  Noritake Kobinata

A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the schoolyard bully. When his cousin comes to stay with his family to avoid bombing raids, Takeshi at first treats him well, then begins bullying him too. Takeshi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Shinoda
CAST:  Tetsuya Fujita  •  Yuji Horioka  •  Katsuhisa Yamazaki  •  Noritake Kobinata

This Is Noriko (1981)

Fictionalized account of 20-year-old Noriko Tsuji, a real-life victim of a severe birth defect which afflicted 8,000 Japanese, children whose mothers took the sedative thalidomide during pregnancy. Tsuji has stunted flipper-like arms amputated at the behest of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zenzō Matsuyama
CAST:  Noriko Tsuji  •  Misako Watanabe  •  Fumie Kashiyama  •  Hajime Izu

Fictionalized account of 20-year-old Noriko Tsuji, a real-life victim of a severe birth defect which afflicted 8,000 Japanese, children whose mothers took the sedative thalidomide during pregnancy. Tsuji has stunted flipper-like arms amputated at the behest of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zenzō Matsuyama
CAST:  Noriko Tsuji  •  Misako Watanabe  •  Fumie Kashiyama  •  Hajime Izu

The Ghost of the Hunchback (1965)

A hunchbacked caretaker presides over a forlorn mansion inhabited by the ghosts of his previous masters. An unbelieving trio (a doctor, his assistant and his niece) fail to heed the caretaker's warnings and are slaughtered horribly by the jealous occupants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Sato
CAST:  Kō Nishimura  •  Masumi Harukawa  •  Keiko Yumi  •  Yukiko Kuwahara

A hunchbacked caretaker presides over a forlorn mansion inhabited by the ghosts of his previous masters. An unbelieving trio (a doctor, his assistant and his niece) fail to heed the caretaker's warnings and are slaughtered horribly by the jealous occupants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Sato
CAST:  Kō Nishimura  •  Masumi Harukawa  •  Keiko Yumi  •  Yukiko Kuwahara

Machi no Hi (1974)

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DIRECTION:  Azuma Morisaki
CAST:  Masaaki Sakai  •  Hiromi Kurita  •  Norihei Miki  •  Hisaya Morishige

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DIRECTION:  Azuma Morisaki
CAST:  Masaaki Sakai  •  Hiromi Kurita  •  Norihei Miki  •  Hisaya Morishige