Sadako Sawamura Movies

A young girl moves to Tokyo and endures the rivalries between other high school girls of varying cultural and economic backgrounds.

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

Comedy about a 50-something movie director, his new bride, a classical dancer, and his adult son and daughter and their loves.

A bus driver and a female conductor on a route deep in the mountains are embroiled in a love affair that is depicted in great detail in this...

Five regulars at “Maxwell,” a cabaret tucked away in the back streets of Ginza—including Chida and Numai—are once again...

The 22nd film in the Ekimae series about shop-owners living near Akabane Station, Tokyo.

Starring Akira Takarada as a lightweight boxing champion.

During a winter visit to her grandfather’s mountain home, a young saleswoman becomes entangled in love and jealousy among visiting skiers....

Sugiko Tsutsui, who works at a small publishing company on the verge of bankruptcy, became engaged four years ago to Tsuneo Oda, a factory worker at...

The life of a toilet-seller during the Japanese Economic Miracle.