Shunji Sakai Movies

Japanese comedy film.

The story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed Kan-ei temple. On his way the procession is disrupted when...

As a result of a superstitious belief that twins bring bad luck to the family, newborn twin princesses are separated. Yukihime, who was sent away to b...

The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

The first of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

A frenzy of goodwill, tears, laughter, and a lot of fun, caused by thirteen children under the guise of a good-natured fruit vendor and his wife.

Oshichi, a famous girl detective, takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of a woman which occurs during an event for the festival of Asakusa...

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty,...

The feudal lord Kisaragi Yae no Kami (Minami Komyo) searches for a child he had with a low-borne woman, that was sent away from his home 16 years ago...

Christ in Bronze is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Minoru Shibuya. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, Gontaro are mistakenly identified as suspects in s...

The serial killing of a samurai each night by strangulation at various temples confounds investigators and brings a chill to the residents of Edo. Wit...

Detective Umon’s services are called upon when ronin Yaichiro is killed with a peculiar weapon, a stone wrapped in a towel.

The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.

A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.

The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to ov...