Daisuke Katō Movies

A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery...

Inside a bustling postwar Tokyo beer hall, a diverse group of patrons, performers, and workers spend a single evening navigating their personal...

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

In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidaka to inaugurate negotiations. He was mysteriously...

This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the...

Period comedy with fantasy elements.

Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent spies. They erase their names,...

A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.

Jirocho's Tale of Three Provinces IV: All Gathered at Shimizu Harbor is the forth installment in the Jirocho's Tale of Three Provinces 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...

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

Released on the same date as Shochiku's version.

Salaryman comedy.

A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns...

What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Kin has saved, and become a wealthy money-lender, spending her days...

May Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New York, she travels incognito with a tour group, in hopes...

A small restaurant tucked away in the back of Ginza is run by Keiko, the owner’s daughter. Writers, club owners, corporate executives, and...

Mataemon Araki, a renowned swordsman, helps a young man find vengeance.

Modern Comedy