Daisuke Katō Movies

A cosmetics executive promoted to chairman faces chaos at home and work as his company undergoes major changes and internal power shifts.

Near the end of the war, a number of young Japanese join an army band hoping to avoid the front lines, but instead are sent to the Chinese Front.

After a highway accident forces a motel stay, a company president devises a plan to create spring-based beds, sparking unexpected business deals,...

Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely...

Story of love, friendship, and college sports.

Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees...

A cosmetics company president launches an aggressive new business strategy while balancing corporate pressure, romantic entanglements, and a...

Modern Comedy

A drama film based on Ken Domon's photography of the children around the Chikuho coal mines.

Part one of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.

In this outing, Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo 70.

Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.

As his fashion company rides a wave of post-recession success, President Kurihara seeks to expand into women’s apparel through a deepening...

A film adaptation of Rikuo Honjo's novel "Ishikari River".

An omnibus comedy set in a newly built housing complex, the film follows seven interconnected stories about the everyday vices simmering behind thin...

Story of a bandit king part 2.

One day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled company funds. To save the situation he withdraws his...