Keiju Kobayashi Movies

Near the end of the war, a number of young Japanese join an army band hoping to avoid the front lines, but instead are sent to the Chinese Front.

Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions.

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

A masterpiece of life sketches overflowing with heartwarming affection and laughter that portrays the modern common people with humor and pathos,...

The third installment in the Shacho Series.

A Hiromichi Horikawa movie

At an Osaka electronics company, power struggles, corporate schemes, and personal agendas collide when the boss is away. As tensions rise around a...

1962 Japanese movie

A blockbuster drama that depicts the lives of the people who colored the dawn of modern Japan, centering on a woman who rose from a courtesan to the...

A film about the life of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a Japanese painter with disabilities.

The 22nd film in the Shacho comedy series.

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their...

In this outing, Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo 70.

Battles of an average salaryman.

Based on the comic by Fuyahiko Okabe.

A crime story (with strong elements of comedy) that pits a determined detective against a gang of pickpockets in Osaka. The detective (played by...

Tora-san is inspired to pursue an education after a visit to the grave of a woman he met years ago. When he returns to Shibamata with the intent to...