Hisaya Morishige Movies

In this continuation of Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (Shacho sen ichiya, 1967), Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo...

A touching story about little Futyan and his sister Matiko. Their parents are very poor, but the children are not discouraged—they run to...

A new third-class president wins an appointment thanks to his marriage with the former president's daughter.

Eighth in the Ekimae series, portraying competition between two hot spring resort owners in Yamanashi.

Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar...

Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions.

In the 9th year of Genroku, Mitsukuni Mito Komon of Hitachi Province set out on a pilgrimage to various countries with his reluctant vassals,...

The third film in the "Woman" series, based on the original work by Shinji Fujiwara, set in the Shinjuku Entertainment Company.

The 21st film in the Ekimae series, commemorating the 35th anniversary of Toho. The film is a loose remake of the first film in the series, Ekimae...

World Electric's top ad model disappears, throwing the company into disarray. A fortune-teller’s influence spreads through upper management,...

#13 in the Ekimae series of films. Set at Todai University, Professor Sakai (played by Frankie Sakai) mentors a group of university hopefuls. Cut to...

Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.

The fifth entry in the Company President Series

7th film in the President series and the first entry in color.

The third installment in the Shacho Series.

A cosmetics company president launches an aggressive new business strategy while balancing corporate pressure, romantic entanglements, and a...

War film by Kon Ichikawa

Comedy historical film about a wandering warrior, based on the novel by Shin Hasegawa.