Ichirō Ryūzaki Movies

1941 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means...

1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi.

The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.

Story of rebellious youth follows the 19-year-old son of a Hokkaido farmer who has an affair with the daughter of a wealthy trading company...

A university professor and his wife have two sons with infantile paralysis. Through trial and error, they struggle to open a school for disabled...

Kazuko Matsuo sings the theme song to this drama film.

Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.

1948 Japanese movie

The film takes place in Yokohama, a night city where you can revel in the neon mood. A bartender who wants to become a singer and a beautiful married...

Chikuzen, a ronin named Yoh Daisuke, after pacifying some ruffians at the theater of Onna-Kata Ogino Sawanojiki, formed a bond with the theater's...

Yano, a progressive individual who seeks to overcome strength with gentleness and confronts physical power with moral principles, faces off against a...

Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her dancing begins...

Film directed by Tadashi Ashihara

Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period....

1949 drama film