Atsushi Watanabe Movies

Hokkaido at the end of the Taisho era is Kitami. On the day his wife died of a dystocia, Bakuro Yonetaro fell asleep after being kicked by a sick...

A samurai plots to reclaim his estranged wife after she leaves him over a murder scandal. When her sister falls victim to a scheme, he and his friend...

A Japanese stage actor in Yokohama is terminally ill, and is determined to end his life, but doesn’t know to have inherited a large sum of...

The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open official secret, took place on the...

Fifth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.

Bored Hatamoto movie #15

Life of a bachelor gynecologist in a hospital for women.

Fifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.

1962 Japanese movie

A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they...