Hajime Sugiyama Movies

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

A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy who loves her. They originally met at the...

In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth, dreams are instilled into the lives of many...

A suspense drama directed by Mitsuo Wakasugi. Students, gangsters and other young people who couldn't make money were gathering and negotiating at a...

A college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually,...

1962 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl's dreams of higher education.

This rarely seen gem from master Suzuki casts teenage heartthrob Koji Wada as a young misfit who suddenly finds himself the unwitting pawn in an...

Based on the loosely autobiographical novel of the same name by Toko Kon. Ken Yamanouchi stars as Togo Konno, the titular bastard.

Like a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. She meets the owner of a model school, Yoko, and seriously thinks about becoming...

Heartwarming story of an ambitious girl who becomes a concert pianist with the help of her musician father.

A unique depiction of the awakening of male and female sexuality in youth.

1961 Japanese movie

The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new buildings and new factories underway, the...

Japanese crime film

Mitsuo Hayama, who is preparing for his entrance examinations, secretly plans to take a trip with his classmate Akira, alone and undisturbed. Noriko...