Kingorō Yanagiya Movies

The story of Kanesuke and Entaro who are master elephant trainers in charge of two elephants, Taro and Hanako at the Metropolitan Zoo.

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series.

A typically modern take on the well-known Naniwabushi character (and real life 19th-century gangster) Mori no Ishimatsu, whose proverbial stupidity...

A film about the life of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a Japanese painter with disabilities.

Based on a comic strip by Kaoru Akiyoshi. First in a four part film series.

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and...

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

The warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers to keep the wolf from the door. The farmers are...

Buntaro, the president of a food trading company got tired of the day-to-day routine of life. The new secretary, Nobuko, suggested her "shacho-san"...

Japanese comedy film.

1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan.

Sazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's parents' home, the Isono family. However, the...

Part one of The Masterless 47.

Japanese comedy film.

This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's...

Japanese comedy film.

Kingoro Yanagiya's 100th film.

1952 Japanese film directed by Kunio Watanabe.