Yūnosuke Itō Movies

Romantic melodrama

A love triangle among a girl, her poor boyfriend, and a rich company president.

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

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...

The anonymous partnership Investment Economic Association, led by its president Ryuichi Amano, collected money from many ordinary people and paid out...

This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring...

Chieko, a fifth-grader living with her father, struggles to cope with the absence of her mother. When her father's mistress decides to join the...

A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.

Comedy drama film

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

The humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But Osen's beauty attracts numerous would-be lovers among...

A good young man accidentally joins a group of leg breakers

Prosecutor Takayama investigates the sudden death of a third baseman in the middle of a game.

Jidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi

Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.

Directorial debut by Umetsugu Inoue, the famous director of Musicals

Fifth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.