Movies: Choji Oka

Rival bands of pirates try to get hold of a priceless treasure....

Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a straightforward but indecisive hero. The passengers also include the bubbly Dan Reiko, and Ozawa Eit...

The story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era. The film won the prestigious Blue Ribbon awards for best director, best actor (Morishige) and best actress (Awashima), and the Mainichi Concours award for...

The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series....

1962 Japanese movie...

When Tornado Joe is wrongly accused of distributing counterfeit banknotes, he gets on a mission to clear his name and challenge the mastermind behind this scheme....

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

A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline....

1962 Japanese movie...

In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden unemployment later in life causes friction among the siblings of the Akagi family. Kensuke, a salaryma...

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin....

Japanese comedy film....

When Kaoru's sister-in-law Miyoko arrives at the family home, tender feelings start to grow between the two. However, the initial happiness that Kaoru finds in the company of her beautiful sister-in-law is frustrated by her brother Mitsuo, Miyoko's h...

Based on the comic by Shosuke Kurakane. Shown in two parts....

Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm....

1961 Japanese movie...

Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard....

Keita, after his death, was taken to the court of heaven as Defendant No. 1361, where his past was projected. He was formerly a favorite of the Meriken Circus troupe, yet he sinned by exposing a certain woman. During the screening, he realizes wha...

1962 Japanese movie...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic....