Masao Oda Movies

Students in a small rural school love their poor but unconventional teacher Mr. Matsukuma, although he is misunderstood by most of the villagers and...

A bus making its precarious way across a winding mountain road picks up some unwelcome passengers.

1961 gangster film.

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

Three young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.

LEAD TOMBSTONE tracks the progress of a young sociopathic rake who had, immediately post-WW2, rescued his country farmer mother from rape by stabbing...

1961 Japanese movie

Japanese drama

Japanese drama film.

Japanese drama.

The First Investigation Department is investigating a murder case that took place at a government agency, with particular attention to finding an...

Set in a juvenile detention center and depicted with a documentary touch.

A biographical movie about Shinran

1961 Japanese movie

The anonymous partnership Investment Economic Association, led by its president Ryuichi Amano, collected money from many ordinary people and paid out...

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...

1962 Japanese movie

A touching story about little Futyan and his sister Matiko. Their parents are very poor, but the children are not discouraged—they run to...

In a small town, Tomoko, a new bus conductor, works hard to prove herself. She crosses paths with Saburō, the company president’s playful...

A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes from the mountains to the ocean defeating the...