Torajirō Saitō

A melodrama about an orphan and her mother who are separated and lose contact, but are later reunited.

If you throw this child away

If you throw this child away

The only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way.

My Daughter's Only Wish tells the story of a poorly paid and clumsy office clerk, played with much comedic talent by Atsushi Watanabe. His biggest...

Kodakara Sodo (The Treasure That Is Children) is a 1935 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Torajiro Saito....

A young boy named Chomatsu (Misora Hibari) lives with an old man Denbei near the grounds of Asakusa temple as bell ringers. In their house is an...

The story of a ghostly thief in Edo who calls himself the fireball guy.

1944 war movie

1950 drama film

1949 Japanese film

Hibari Misora musical.

Japanese comedy film.

Japanese comedy film.

Japanese comedy film.

Japanese comedy film.

This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's...

Comedy movie

Classic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period

Comedy directed by Torajiro Saito about swordsmen in the era of feudal Japan.

Akogare no Hawaii kôro

The adventures of a modern day descendant of a famed Edo era thief are the basis for this short supernatural comedy romp.

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

An irreverent take on a medieval Noh drama, Hokaibo sees Enoken play the titular monk whose lusts drive him to murder.

A young, talented singer (Misora) is orphaned, not once but twice, and has to turn to a rather unlikely, and unwilling, parental figure, while...

A 1954 film.

1940 Japanese movie

A revenge comedy directed by Torajiro Saito (Oedo's most Popular Man) from a script by Chao Fushimi (The Millionaire of a Night) and shot by Hiro...

Japanese comedy film.

Japanese comedy film.

Based on the comic by Ichio Matsushita

A man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.

A frenzy of goodwill, tears, laughter, and a lot of fun, caused by thirteen children under the guise of a good-natured fruit vendor and his wife.

The feudal lord Kisaragi Yae no Kami (Minami Komyo) searches for a child he had with a low-borne woman, that was sent away from his home 16 years ago...

A human drama about the bond between parents and a child and family love. The daughter leaves her foster parents and ends up with her mother in...

A silent 3-reel comedy short that uses the 1933 film King Kong as a backdrop to the story. It was produced by Shochiku Studios (who released the...

Two criminal brothers try to go straight but face opposition from one of their criminal cohorts. Considered to be a lost film.

Japanese war-era film

A young couple flee their disapproving parents, get lost of Mt. Akagi and find a cache of gold protected by the ghost of a gangster.