Sadako Sawamura Movies

1952 Japanese movie

This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 36, is working in a bar, struggling valiantly to...

The daughter of a former Miss Universe winner finds success as a fashion model in Tokyo following the death of her fiancé.

The sexworker who works in Turkish baths plans to make her fortune on the stock market, open a beauty salon, and marry her boyfriend. However, her...

Following Flower Picking Diary (1939), Tamizo directed another film starring Hideko Takamine, based on a story by Nobuko Yoshiya. Takamine plays a...

Love stories of four sisters from a small restaurant in Asakusa.

Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in...

Three beautiful daughters grew up in a dog and cat care clinic. The eldest was named Takako (Keiko Tsushima), the second was Tsugumi (Keiko Awaji),...

The Second movie based on a popular TV show about Pintemps Cosmetics and their struggles to make new successful products, filled with singing,...

1962 Japanese movie

The story of a young couple deeply in love with each other but, because of complications and misunderstandings created by the people surrounding...

Sankichi Matsutani, a poor young fisherman, falls in love with Kikue, the only daughter of fisher Shiimbei. As the star-crossed lovers come from...

A romantic story about a young medical student and a Japanese dancer who meet while watching a university ice hockey league game, and how they...

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.