Santa Ariki Movies

First film in a series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku.

1957 Japanese movie

Isshin Tasuke, a friend of Ōkubo Hikozōemon, the esteemed public arbitrator of the realm, saved the maid Onatsu from punishment after she...

In pre-war Shanghai, a man falls in love with a mysterious woman, but she eventually disappears. Back in Japan, he is obsessed by her memory and...

1958 Japanese movie

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series.

First sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

In early summer in Edo, Sanshirō, known for his beautiful singing, is a devoted son living in a tenement with his blind mother Okura. He works...

Second sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

After their troupe disbands, musician Moriyama and his friends join Orion Records and form “Orion Stars.” Their song Love Express becomes...

1966 Japanese movie