Ikio Sawamura Movies

1962 Japanese movie

When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre...

A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and novel as removing a patient's kidney for the first...

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

Takashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a four-year sentence, only to find it infested with yakuza...

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their...

1962 Japanese movie

Iwato Construction secures a major project in Hokkaido and promotes a key employee, but chaos follows—personal conflicts, missed deals, and a...

Koji Tsuruta plays dual roles: Kyotaro, the young master of a pharmaceutical wholesaler in Osaka, and Ken, a street thug in Tokyo.

1961 Japanese movie

Comedy-fantasy about a salaryman (Tani) and his imaginary friends.

Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

A satirical comedy starring Makoto Fujita, depicting the two East and West con artists swindling illicit money from bad guys.

A broke romantic and a practical young woman are pulled apart by money, matchmaking, and meddling families — only to find their way back to...

1968 film