Fusatarō Ishijima Movies

Murder case and trial.

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

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

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.

A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa...

1958 Toei movie.

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his...

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

A young girl named Michiko is kidnapped and later found dead in a bag. But the kidnapper strikes again. The 18th work from the series "Keishicho...

One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.

A man confessed to killing a woman in a labyrinth 2 years ago. The detectives must now conduct a "backing investigation" to determine whether his...

The fourth installment of G-men of Japan