Ichirō Sugai Movies

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki

Wada Kōji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss.

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

Kazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata’s 1952...

A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their work in Japan's failing postwar economy, form a...

The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.

Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru, a slightly demented woman who...

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

1962 Japanese movie

Four criminals break into the home of a jewelry merchant, Sanpodo, rob the diamonds, and escape. However, one of them receives a bullet during a...

Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.

1962 Japanese movie

Stalwart soldiers of the Japanese Empire – Japanese and Korean alike – stand in defense of a military outpost threatened by...

A yakuza boss and his right-hand, Hawasaki, escape from prison. the film concentrates on their relationship, emphasizing loyalty and thier eventual...

A scrap iron carrier arrived at Tokyo bay. The ship swarmed with the stevedores, the souvenir seller and the hookers. The crews of ship were...

Japanese action film.

Set around Ginza’s neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and tragic crime. A reporter (Ken Utsui)...