Yūnosuke Itō Movies

Minoru visits his home on Okinoerabu island for the first time in thirty years. Seeing the old man who used to be in love with his mother, Minoru...

This drama centers on an elderly politician and depicts how humans can return to their true selves when they are freed from selfish desires and...

A youth drama directed by Kiyoshi Horiike, who was adapted from "Young Tokyo no Yane" by Akira Saiga from "Oka wa Hanazakari" based on Yojiro...

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly...

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.

From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...

1961 gangster film.

A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.

Drama which shows the struggle of Fumiko, a female teacher, at work and at home.

A family comprised of a man, woman and their only son is torn apart when the father, who is a doctor with his own clinic, is to go off to war. Soon...

In a mountain village, Heita, a translator's son, is a gifted boy but is shunned by the villagers. He can imitate birds' cry and befriends another...

Three girls come to Tokyo to stay with their elder sister. Actually they are running away from home because their father has married again to a very...

Brothers Koji and Seitaro Hatana, belong to the "outcast" caste. Despite their personal qualities—intelligence and fairness—they...

Chuji Kunisada runs into strange adventures which tests his skill as a samurai as he untangles intrigue and murder against the backdrop of the...

An early film by Kon Ichikawa