Junzaburō Ban Movies

Driven by greed and a desire for his cousin's wife, Jiro orchestrates a complex frame-up to have his cousin arrested for murder.

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

Based on the story "Tokyo Station" by Tsunehiko Sagawa.

Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a...

A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.

The 11th "Ekimae" feature.

The 17th "Ekimae" feature.

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

In a provincial Japanese town, an entrepreneurial sanitation collector is drawn into the world of local politics, only to discover that the...

This is a paradise of dream and illusion, a country of Raccoon Dogs. The Bat Tribe lives in a neighboring country took a young prince of Raccoon Dogs...

A wandering gambler runs into a young swindler woman working with an old man. They are both arrested by a detective. A year later, the gambler is...

Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her...

The 9th "Ekimae" feature.

The fourth "Tenamonya" feature. Adapted from the popular television comedy, Fujita stars in this film based on historical events.

A comedic retelling of the legendary encounter between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamato Musashi.

Jiro, a smooth-talking, womanizing bartender, flees from a Yakuza boss to Yanagase.

The 18th "Ekimae" feature.