Shûji Sano Movies

There Was a Father

79/100

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

A Hen in the Wind

77/100

A man returns from World War II to find his desperate wife has resorted to one night of prostitution to pay for their son's hospital bills.

Carmen Comes Home

67/100

A girl who had left her home village for life in Tokyo returns to her home years later, and evokes a scandal when the locals discover that she's a stripper.

Tsuki wa noborinu

75/100

Sudden Rain

72/100

Here's to the Girls

72/100

Goro is not Keizo's real brother, though he call Keizo "aniki" (brother). Goro was an orphan whose parents were killed in the war, and was raised and trained by Keizo.

A Star Athlete

67/100

Ai yori ai e

74/100

Shigeo is an aspiring writer living with his girl friend Minako and hoping for success and a better tomorrow every day. Both live on what Minako earns from working in a café. Shigeo is not ... See full summary »

Konjiki yasha

62/100

An penniless orphan loses the woman he loves when her family arranges a marriage to a wealthy playboy. He believes she was blinded by greed and becomes a miser.

Shindo: Zempen Akemi no maki

70/100

Tonkatsu taishô

71/100

Typhoon

64/100

The Maid's Kid

59/100

Hana-kago no uta

68/100

Till Tomorow Comes

Ukkari fujin to chakkari fujin

Ragpicker's Angel

Aru onna

Mama no nikki