Hisashi Igawa Movies

"Do Not Fall" - Set during Japan's Meiji period, three sisters are abused and exploited by their harsh father, including a daughter who plays the thre...

Adaptation of novel.

A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.

A documentary about the eponymous Puerto Rican boxer

An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes hi...

The plight of U.S. Army deserters from Vietnam on the run in Japan, centering on the culture clash between the troubled Americans and the Japanese who...

Yuri Kashiwaga was once known as a genius pianist. One day, she returns to her hometown in Goto Islands from Tokyo. There, she begins to work as a tem...

A remake of the 1953 film of the same name.

Period piece about a samurai who marries a mysterious beautiful young woman who claims to have lost her memory.

A boy transfers into a new high school in the big city. He gets bullied, but meets a pretty girl. He tries to win her heart, but rivals abound. Debut...

A detective film by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi. Made for TV.

Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE),four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and bring a high priest back to Japan with them. The fil...

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately tr...

A Japanese boy in love with a girl of Korean origin must battle the prejudices of those around him in order to sustain the relationship.

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutd...

The film follows the life of Sada Abe, who became a celebrity in 1936 after strangling her lover and slicing off his penis.

Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every...

Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her tr...

Following the lives of three college rugby players drafted to serve in the military during WWII. Though they believe their service will help to benefi...