Ikio Sawamura Movies

1961 Japanese movie

A beer salesman with a passion for fishmongering stumbles through mishaps, rivalries, and gangster trouble while chasing a big contract, winning the...

The sixth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Takashi Tsuboshima

Sequel to "何処へ" (1966). A coming-of-age drama adapted from the novel by Yojiro Ishizaka.

When a corrupt executive takes over his struggling company and violates his girlfriend, a young salaryman declares war, leaving his job to expose the...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series.

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

1962 Japanese movie

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic.

A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of...

Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after...

Soldiers on the front lines in China during World War II are besieged by guerrilla attacks and attempt to destroy an enemy fort.

1964 Japanese movie

A kind of modern dress "Donzoko" "The Lower Depths", about slum life in Osaka, where a greedy widow (Mimasu) takes advantage of her poor roomers,...

After the son of a wealthy man is kidnapped, a tenacious young reporter decides to find the culprit.

The film adaptation of Kazuo Kikuta novel "Kumo no Ue Dangoro Ichiza", which enjoyed great success at the performances of the Toho Takarazuka Theater...

Thriller directed by Seiji Maruyama

In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip is disrupted by the sudden death of his boss....

A clumsy but determined car salesman, Hideyoshi, faces rivalry, romance troubles, and job setbacks, but through persistence and humor, he wins a big...

The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.