Ichirō Sugai Movie Trailers

Frankie's Aliens Trailer (1957)

27 March 1957

Dr. Kinoshita, whose rocket experiments had been a series of failures, discovers a strange flying saucer zooming through the night sky at super speed.

This Happy Life Trailer (1944)

27 January 1944

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.

Code Between Brothers: All New Trailer (1970)

10 April 1970

When the boss of the Nakano Family decides to retire and makes a loyal follower the new boss instead of his own son, it causes strife in the family.

Love is Lost Trailer (1956)

05 February 1956

Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.

Living by Karate Trailer (1961)

16 April 1961

Wada Kōji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss.

A yakuza boss and his right-hand, Hawasaki, escape from prison. the film concentrates on their relationship, emphasizing loyalty and thier eventual betrayal, enroute they get involved in money trafficking, a cop killing and horse racing scams before the inevitable tragic ending.

Dash to the Sun Trailer (1966)

08 September 1966

A song drama based on the autobiographical song "The sun is laughing" by composer Endo Minoru. It tells the story of a young man who moves to Tokyo with a big dream of becoming a composer, and despite the unfamiliar city life, sticks to his original intentions with the gentle encouragement of his young wife, and takes the music world by storm.

Darkness at Noon Trailer (1956)

26 March 1956

Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.

A Descendant of Urashima Taro Trailer (1946)

28 March 1946

Reputedly based on Frank Capra’s 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, A Descendant of Tarô Urashima is about a repatriated soldier who becomes populist politician in the Japanese Happiness Party.

Gamera vs. Barugon Trailer (1966)

17 April 1966

Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan.

Early Summer Trailer (1951)

03 October 1951

In postwar Tokyo, Noriko lives with her extended family. Although she enjoys her career and her social life, her more traditional family worries about her single marital status at the advanced age of 28.

Ditch Trailer (1954)

27 July 1954

Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru, a slightly demented woman who has run away from a geisha house.

The Flower and the Sword Trailer (1964)

11 November 1964

A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees the building of a bridge in Japan, a powerful gangster plans to stop the project.

Aru kankei Trailer (1962)

21 January 1962

1962 Japanese movie

Murahachibu Trailer (1953)

21 March 1953

A villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections

Stray Dog Trailer (1949)

17 October 1949

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus.

A Geisha Trailer (1953)

12 August 1953

Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha.

The Wolves Trailer (1955)

03 July 1955

A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their work in Japan's failing postwar economy, form a plan to rob a cash delivery truck in order to provide for their families.

Tsuki yori no shisha Trailer (1934)

29 March 1934

Beauty and the Thief Trailer (1952)

22 September 1952

The picture belongs to the jidai gekki (historic) genre. It is a powerful story of violence and eroticism, picturing a world at once sordid and poetic, with two central themes which intermingle to compound an admirable panel of a critical period in Japanese history: the great famine in the mid 19th Century.

And Yet They Go On Trailer (1931)

12 June 1931

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Released in 2 parts. His only release of 1931. Considered a lost film.

A Visage to Remember Trailer (1948)

04 April 1948

During his summer holiday, Kawasaki Ryuichi (Ryuzaki Ichiro), a handsome engineer in his late twenties, visits his teacher and mentor, Professor Inagaki (Sugai Ichiro), at his seaside home.

Taiyō no yō ni akaruku Trailer (1962)

13 May 1962

1962 Japanese movie

Sanshiro Sugata Trailer (1943)

25 March 1943

A hotheaded youth in 1880s Meiji Japan apprentices to judo master Shōgorō Yano, trading brute jujutsu bravado for discipline and humility.

Mistress of a Foreigner Trailer (1930)

01 July 1930

Tōjin Okichi is a 1930 film by Kenji Mizoguchi based on the novel by Gisaburo Juichiya. Only 4 minutes have survived.

Night Drum Trailer (1958)

15 April 1958

Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane.

The Life of Oharu Trailer (1952)

17 April 1952

During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm Trailer (1960)

03 September 1960

Set in Uwajima, Shikoku, an action film starring Akira Kobayashi who uncovers evils related to pearl farming.

Kanchō umi no bara Trailer (1945)

22 February 1945

1945 Japanese movie

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume Trailer (1952)

17 December 1952

Romantic comedy about a love triangle between two girls who fall in love with a reliable young doctor.

A Good Man, A Good Day Trailer (1961)

13 August 1961

The university professor Ozeki Hitoshi (Ryu Chishu) is regarded as an eccentric by people in his surroundings.

The Water Magician Trailer (1933)

01 June 1933

Taki no Shiraito is a very independent young woman with a famous water juggling act in a travelling carnival troupe.

The Straits of Love and Hate Trailer (1937)

17 June 1937

A servant girl is seduced and abandoned by her lover, a man from a higher social class, forcing her to navigate a harsh world as an itinerant performer to survive and raise their child.

Jean Valjean: Part One Trailer (1931)

17 February 1931

The first part of a fascinating melodrama based on Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, the action of which is transferred to the era of the Meiji Revolution.

Flame of My Love Trailer (1949)

13 February 1949

In 1880s Japan, women's struggle for equality rages on. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls in love with its leader Kentaro Omoi, just as the party is being disbanded by the government.

Chikamatsu Monogatari Trailer (1954)

23 November 1954

When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another.

Taiyō o buchi otose Trailer (1958)

01 October 1958

The Pornographers Trailer (1966)

12 March 1966

A former Buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan lives with hairdresser Haru and her two teenage children.

Suicide Troops of the Watchtower Trailer (1943)

15 April 1943

Stalwart soldiers of the Japanese Empire – Japanese and Korean alike – stand in defense of a military outpost threatened by "bandits.

Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa Trailer (1964)

09 September 1964

Kunio Shimizu, a sailor of Tohto University, helped a girl that was chased by someone on her way home from practice.

Evil Reward Trailer (1956)

08 January 1956

After finishing his sentence, Ryosuke Ogiwara, who left the prison gate, got into a car that was sent by his wife's cell and Kenmochi detective of the Metropolitan Police Department, but the real Kenmochi detective arrived a few minutes later.

Killers on Parade Trailer (1961)

19 February 1961

A vengeful contractor hires a series of young killers to target a woman muckraker. Trouble brews when an amateur marksman shows up his eclectic competition.

Woman Gambler Trailer (1965)

22 October 1965

Mourning the death of her boyfriend, Yukiko wanders aimlessly from one city to another. During her mourning, she becomes addicted to gambling.

The Most Beautiful Trailer (1944)

13 April 1944

Young women at a precision optics factory in wartime Japan push to exceed production quotas, enduring illness, injury, and personal hardship to “serve the country.

Chivalry Broken from All Sides Trailer (1966)

22 October 1966

This is a magnificent drama about love and chivalry, telling about the stormy fate of Seiji, nicknamed "The Rising Dragon", who swore never to take up a sword again because of the emptiness of the Yakuza's life, and the passionate fate of his named sister Maki, nicknamed "The Scarlet Cherry Blossom", who falls in love with him without suspecting that he was the one who was responsible for her father's death and to whom she should take revenge.

Confession Trailer (1956)

21 March 1956

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers Trailer (1969)

20 November 1969

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

One Wonderful Sunday Trailer (1947)

01 July 1947

Two broke sweethearts wander war-scarred Tokyo on a single Sunday, stretching 35 yen as they chase housing, small pleasures, and a little hope.

Searing Wind Trailer (1943)

07 October 1943

Set in wartime at the Yawata Steel Works in Tobata, Yawata, and Kokura cities in Fukuoka Prefecture, the film depicts people taking on the evil blast furnaces that prevent increased production.