Saburō Sawai Movies

Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself.

An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.

Japanese comedy film.

Third and last "Maboroshi tantei" film, based on the manga by Jiro Kuwata.

After the massacre of Christians at Shimabara, followers of Amakusa Shiro band together in a plot to overthrow the shogunate in order to exact...

Every year, at the festival, familiar merchants such as Toraemon, a magic trick, Tokubei, a blowgun, Kaji, acrobatics, and Unsaibo, a ritual, gather...

The year is 1945, months prior to Japan's ultimate defeat in WW2, and military lieutenant Sugawa is sent on a critical mission to deliver micro-fiche...

A 1942 film.

My Daughter's Only Wish tells the story of a poorly paid and clumsy office clerk, played with much comedic talent by Atsushi Watanabe. His biggest...

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

Japanese crime film.

In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young...

1958 jidaigeki directed by Masaki Mori for Shintoho.

Sashichi investigates the mysterious murders of four beauties, all of whom were stabbed in the chest.

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

1962 Japanese movie