Sumie Sasaki Movies

A coming-of-age drama based on a novel by Kei Moriyama.

Wakae is a 15 year old girl who lived under the same roof with her alcoholic father and stepmom. Her mother had died years ago. She spends her nights...

Haruka is a rookie physical therapist at an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Japan. Just after her boyfriend suddenly dumps her, it's set that...

Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department store as part of a government programme. He takes...

When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine how and why he lost his life. The investigation...

The ship Kaijin Maru is left adrift after losing all means of navigation in a storm. The four people on the ship are becoming increasingly desperate...

Young writer Tamako, who is wrongfully accused of killing the head yakuza, must find a way out of trouble.

Momi’s House is a facility to support self-reliance of young people with problems. The facility is run by Yasutoshi (Naoto Ogata) and his wife...

The Nami family lives in a quiet fishing village at the tip of the Shima Peninsula overlooking Ago Bay. The family of four consists of her...

A remake of the 1953 film of the same name.

Miyama Akira is a movie director in his 60's. In the past, he left his hometown to chase his dream. When he learns that his friend, who used to talk...

In the middle of the era, Taisho, a big boss in Asakusa Iizuka, was severely questioned by the police about the source of funds for the Daido...

Based on the comic book by Tatsuo Kanai

Set at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison, incarcerated by political opponents of her father. When she is...

The drama special satirizes the daily life of a wife with a businessman husband who is busy with his work.

A film dealing with the trials and tribulations of a primary school before and after the Pacific War, set in Fukashima Prefecture.

Japanese Drama film about the female experience during the war years.

1962 Japanese movie