Shūji Sano Movies

Yuki is a young, single mother supporting herself and her son, Haru, with a job as a bar hostess.

A young woman (Kuga), recuperating at a sanitarium in Karuizawa, falls in love with a young student (Ishihama) but returns to Tokyo to be with her...

Saeko Tachibana is a high school senior who lives with her mother. Playful yet somewhat lonely, Saeko was also an accomplished athlete who competed...

A touching story of pure love and tears between a boy and a girl, drawn by the innocent duo of Chieko Baisho and Shinichiro Mikami, based on "Nagashi...

Waiting woman

Yuzo Kayama visits New Zealand

A countryside woman working as a maid gets scouted for a model job.

Film about the life of a bitter female reporter with a pure heart.

A hostile Chinese nurse (Yamaguchi) who works in an orphanage is won over by the care and commitment of the Japanese doctor (Sano) who treats her...

A small-time thug fresh out of prison is lured back onto the path of crime and joins a gang of safe-crackers.

A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second...

An older sister and brother (Mieko Takamine and Masayoshi Otsuka) come to visit their grandfather (Takeshi Sakamoto) who lives deep in the mountains....

In a corner of Tokyo, an old apartment housed the couple Sakaguchi Koyasu, a construction engineer, and Midori. According to Midori, Koyasu was a...