Kōji Mitsui Movies

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at...

The timid first love of high school students! A whisper of love between a young man and a girl! The experiences of a middle-aged couple with a child!...

An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current...

A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.

This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the...

A young couple is harrased by an uncle.

Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been...

A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and...

Prosecutor Takayama investigates the sudden death of a third baseman in the middle of a game.

It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him...

A teenage goldsmith with a dark past tragically falls in love with a young nude model.

A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. She returns to her family home while they rent out...

Eiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at singing, and lived her life playing around with her...

This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the...

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.

A vengeful contractor hires a series of young killers to target a woman muckraker. Trouble brews when an amateur marksman shows up his eclectic...