Akikane Sawa Movies

Bungo is released from prison to find his son Kenichi in the care of strangers. Teruko, the woman originally looking after the boy, was forced to...

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.

G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.

Hayata and his best friend Ushijima came to Tokyo to become champions. Hayata repeatedly sought to join Tamura's boxing club, but Tamura fell in love...

Abashiri Prison is located in the coldest place in Japan. Two men, handcuffed together have escaped from the prison, one a yakuza, the other a petty...

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

Movie adaptation of the TV series.

Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.

The sixth and last Moonlight Mask film in the original series produced by Toei in the 1950s.

Second Moonlight Mask theatrical film.

A yakuza is released from prison after serving a long sentence. He immediately sets about creating a new gang and attempts to pull off a huge ransom...

The story of a lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.

First Moonlight Mask theatrical film.

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

To fulfill a friend’s dying wish, a young sailor Kenji takes on the task of delivering an heirloom to his friend’s daughter, Harumi, who...

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

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

Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly...