Atsushi Watanabe Movies

Woman melodrama by Shiro Toyoda

In the eleventh year of the Tempō era, the Kawarazaki-za theater in Edo buzzed with excitement for a new production of "Kanjinchō" by...

A playwright moves to a rural neighborhood to avoid the distractions of the city, but he discovers there are plenty of ways to get sidetracked in his...

A Japanese version of the musical comedy "Yes, Mr. Brown"

Japanese comedy film.

Hokkaido at the end of the Taisho era is Kitami. On the day his wife died of a dystocia, Bakuro Yonetaro fell asleep after being kicked by a sick...

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

Two groups are after the legendary Yagyu Secret Scrolls. A princess of a disgraced clan and her loyal servant want it to clear their family's name....

This is the second film in the popular black and white series about the master swordsman, Yagyu Jubei. When the Yagyu clan falls victim to rival...

Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later,...

A 1943 film.

1948 adaptation of Golden Devil

The sixth episode of Hashizo Okawa's "Wakasama Samurai" catch series.

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.

Life of a bachelor gynecologist in a hospital for women.

A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been destroyed and then cashing in on building a new...

When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre...