Keiju Kobayashi Movies

Haru, an aging scriptwriter, has isolated himself somewhere in the woods of Nagano to work on his first novel. As the last surviving member of his...

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Hidden Fortress" (1958).

Sixth entry in the Company President Series.

Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.

Amid management shakeups and arranged marriage plans at Sekai Electric, an executive couple tries to support a young woman’s relationship with...

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

A historical drama that depicts the touching beauty of world obsession and human love in the style of light comedy, in the center of which is a young...

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.

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

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

A food company president is promoted to chairman, but his continued involvement creates leadership confusion.

A university graduate determined to become a fishmonger defies his mother's wishes, tangles with bar hostesses and a beer company heiress,...

A historical drama spanning three generations, centered on the Sydney Special Attack Unit. Recommended by the Ministry of Education.

As Marukyū Department Store plans its Hawaii expansion, company executives become sidetracked by local pleasures and personal entanglements. By...

The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.

Comedy about a Japanese-American professor, a nuclear scientist, who returns to Japan to search for a typically subservient Japanese wife.

A food company undergoes leadership changes, with younger staff rising to key roles.

It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a...

Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.