The Happy and the Shy Draw

Japanese adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's play "Marius", set in early XXth century Japan.

Buntaro, the president of a food trading company got tired of the day-to-day routine of life. The new secretary, Nobuko, suggested her "shacho-san" (the president) run away from the job. Nobuko took Buntaro to her home and introduced him to her own family as friend, "Sachio-san"...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

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

The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to get her, he would even kill Takuro.

Three college friends support swimmer Okubo through family and financial troubles. Junko, a woman he helped, develops feelings for him, while a former classmate reappears. With his friends’ quiet help, Okubo regains focus and wins a major student swimming competition.

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in TohoScope.

A sequel to Geisha Konatsu (1954).

Soemon, the master of Gidayū-style madcap performances, has gathered the entire tenement block again tonight and is tormenting everyone with his terrible Gidayū singing.

Modern comedy.