Shūji Sano Movies

1962 Japanese movie

A private detective chases a female pickpocket into a film studio and dashes through the sets. With special appearances by a star-studded cast.

A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second...

An older sister and brother (Mieko Takamine and Masayoshi Otsuka) come to visit their grandfather (Takeshi Sakamoto) who lives deep in the mountains....

Yuki is a young, single mother supporting herself and her son, Haru, with a job as a bar hostess.

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...

Film about the life of a bitter female reporter with a pure heart.

A hostile Chinese nurse (Yamaguchi) who works in an orphanage is won over by the care and commitment of the Japanese doctor (Sano) who treats her...

Saeko Tachibana is a high school senior who lives with her mother. Playful yet somewhat lonely, Saeko was also an accomplished athlete who competed...

Waiting woman

A countryside woman working as a maid gets scouted for a model job.

A small-time thug fresh out of prison is lured back onto the path of crime and joins a gang of safe-crackers.

In a corner of Tokyo, an old apartment housed the couple Sakaguchi Koyasu, a construction engineer, and Midori. According to Midori, Koyasu was a...