Takeshi Sasaki

The Faceless Man

Okada, who had escaped death in the duel, suffered the greatest humiliation in the presence of his beloved Fumiko, and disappeared. Mitani and Fumiko are united, but when Okada's body is found, Fumiko becomes embroiled in a terrible incident... The story is about a beautiful woman who sends all the men who woo her to their deaths.

Nippon Paradise

Japanese comedy film.

Drunkard's Paradise

A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving behind a fiance…. A unique social satire that focuses on why people drink alcohol.

Bitter End of a Sweet Night

An opportunistic department store clerk gets involved with three women and attempts to manipulate them so he can move up the social ladder.

Blood Is Dry

An employee in an assurance company threatens to commit suicide when management announces a massive layoff, the company uses this threat to its own advantage by turning the incident into an advertising campaign. With the success of the campaign, however, he is no longer a desperate man pointing a gun to his head, but a potential leader who wishes to take advantage of his failed suicide.

Goodbye to Glory

A story of an ardent young man who laid down his life for his country.

Botchan

1958 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume's novel.