Junzaburō Ban Movies

Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar...

A drama from director Masaharu Segawa.

Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich.

Rainbow Over the Pacific is a tale of romance that moves from the streets of Tokyo to the islands of Hawaii as it weaves the story of two...

Buntaro, the president of a food trading company got tired of the day-to-day routine of life. The new secretary, Nobuko, suggested her "shacho-san"...

This suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a number of homeless men to a remote island Sado to perform...

1957 Japanese movie

Penultimate 23rd "Ekimae" comedy is about oil-field exploration.

Tokyo at night. It has another face, different from the daytime. Gorgeous neon lights and dressed-up women decorate the city at night. And then,...

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

A mayoral candidate and his love child.

A comedic retelling of the legendary encounter between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamato Musashi.

After an old man is attacked by a bear in the snowy mountains of northern Japan, he vows to hunt down the marauder.

Manao Horiuchi movie

Japanese crime film

Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year-old daughter, with the aid of an Ainu dog summoned by a whistle she gave him.

Third film in the "Ekimae" series, this time set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother Jiro run the bento shop, "Goraku." One day, Keiko...