Ryōji Hayama Movies

A 1961 crime film.

The third film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. Sugawara still plays the same Kanto street peddler, who this time ventures to Osaka where he...

A young man travels to Egypt and becomes embroiled in an independence movement by chance. Produced entirely on location overseas, which was...

Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he...

A portrait of a man trying to become an artist in order to escape from his life as a miserable peasant due to severe annual tribute during the reign...

A touching love story about a heroine who loses her parents in the war and tries to keep her pure love alive despite the many difficulties she faces.

Final installment of THE WANDERING GUITARIST series.

Fierce struggle between brothers and sisters in a lawless land where violence is the norm.

A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister, Miki. But soon the...

1962 Japanese movie

A touching literary and artistic story about the sadness and pathos of a woman's love, crying in agony over her hidden past.

A detective drama that realistically shows the work of an experienced detective who, under cover, pursues the organizer of the arms trade route from...

Nikkatsu finally responds to Suzuki's growing discontentment by giving him a bigger budget and a better script. This episodic collection of "real...

Adaptation of Jirō Osaragi's novel.

During the 1880's a young swordsman, Saotome Gengo, on his way to Tokyo stops at an inn in a small town. But he does not know that his prowess has...

A sophisticated comedy about love games between men and women that arise from an intentionally dropped train ticket.