Ikio Sawamura Movies

  • 1957
    Snow Country

    Snow Country

    Snow Country

    6.71957HD

    It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous t...

    Snow Country
  • 1958
    Bright Young Maidens

    Bright Young Maidens

    Bright Young Maidens

    01958HD

    In order to get Kanako (Izumi Yukimura) married, her mother places a rental listing in the student medical school newsletter and attempts to find a su...

    Bright Young Maidens
  • 1966
    Rise Against the Sword

    Rise Against the Sword

    Rise Against the Sword

    6.51966HD

    Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees...

    Rise Against the Sword
  • 1961
    The Youth and His Amulet

    The Youth and His Amulet

    The Youth and His Amulet

    01961HD

    Gen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the god Prince Fudo-Myo. Prince Fudo-Myo comes to the boy'...

    The Youth and His Amulet
  • 1958
    The Hotelman's Holiday

    The Hotelman's Holiday

    The Hotelman's Holiday

    01958HD

    A longtime hotel employee (Morishige) struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar Japanese business practices.

    The Hotelman's Holiday
  • 1968
    Young Challengers

    Young Challengers

    Young Challengers

    01968HD

    A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japa...

    Young Challengers
  • 1966
    The War of the Gargantuas

    The War of the Gargantuas

    The War of the Gargantuas

    6.41966HD

    Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepa...

    The War of the Gargantuas
  • 1966
    The Daphne

    The Daphne

    The Daphne

    01966HD

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

    The Daphne
  • 1959
    Echo Mountain

    Echo Mountain

    Echo Mountain

    01959HD

    An Ishiro Honda film.

    Echo Mountain
  • 1961
    A Man in Red

    A Man in Red

    A Man in Red

    01961HD

    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 run...

    A Man in Red
  • 1962
    47 Ronin

    47 Ronin

    47 Ronin

    7.31962HD

    After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their hon...

    47 Ronin
  • 1961
    Blood on the Sea

    Blood on the Sea

    Blood on the Sea

    01961HD

    Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.

    Blood on the Sea
  • 1972
    The Trail of Blood

    The Trail of Blood

    The Trail of Blood

    6.21972HD

    Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword),goes straight after pro...

    The Trail of Blood
  • 1956
    Sazae-san

    Sazae-san

    Sazae-san

    81956HD

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

    Sazae-san
  • 1957
    Sazae-san Sequel

    Sazae-san Sequel

    Sazae-san Sequel

    01957HD

    An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

    Sazae-san Sequel
  • 1957
    Teenage Sazae

    Teenage Sazae

    Teenage Sazae

    01957HD

    Adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color.

    Teenage Sazae
  • 1963
    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    6.61963HD

    When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they barga...

    King Kong vs. Godzilla
  • 1960
    Sazae-san's Baby

    Sazae-san's Baby

    Sazae-san's Baby

    01960HD

    An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

    Sazae-san's Baby
  • 1962
    Operation Sewer Rats

    Operation Sewer Rats

    Operation Sewer Rats

    01962HD

    Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from Chinese captivity.

    Operation Sewer Rats
  • 1955
    Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip

    Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip

    Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip

    01955HD

    Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip