Yasushi Sasaki Movies

  • 1936
    Mr. Thank You

    Mr. Thank You

    Mr. Thank You

    71936HD

    In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.

    Mr. Thank You
  • 1930
    That Night's Wife

    That Night's Wife

    That Night's Wife

    6.51930HD

    In Depression-era Japan, a man commits a robbery to save his critically ill daughter and escapes with the funds, but complications arise.

    That Night's Wife
  • 1933
    Japanese Girls at the Harbor

    Japanese Girls at the Harbor

    Japanese Girls at the Harbor

    6.31933HD

    Set in the port city of Yokohama, two girls, Sunako and Dora who attend a Christian school, pledge to be friends. But when a youth named Henry...

    Japanese Girls at the Harbor
  • 1930
    I Flunked, But...

    I Flunked, But...

    I Flunked, But...

    6.11930HD

    This bittersweet comedy tells the tale of a group of college roommates attempting to cheat their way through their exams. As the title goes, things...

    I Flunked, But...
  • 1931
    The Lady and the Beard

    The Lady and the Beard

    The Lady and the Beard

    5.91931HD

    Graduate Okajima finds his old-fashioned beard makes life difficult in a comedy exploring the tension between tradition and modernity.

    The Lady and the Beard
  • 1983
    I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

    6.51983HD

    An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both...

    I Lived, But...
  • 1957
    Lord Mito

    Lord Mito

    Lord Mito

    5.41957HD

    This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside...

    Lord Mito
  • 1959
    The Acrobats of Death

    The Acrobats of Death

    The Acrobats of Death

    5.81959HD

    Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.

    The Acrobats of Death
  • 1960
    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

    5.21960HD

    The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by...

    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
  • 1959
    A Spectacular Showdown

    A Spectacular Showdown

    A Spectacular Showdown

    6.21959HD

    One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the...

    A Spectacular Showdown
  • 1959
    The Forbidden Castle

    The Forbidden Castle

    The Forbidden Castle

    5.41959HD

    From an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the "Nemuri Kyoshiro" series (Son of the Black Mass),...

    The Forbidden Castle
  • 1961
    An Edo Magistrate

    An Edo Magistrate

    An Edo Magistrate

    5.81961HD

    When a former artisan is tricked into putting his sister up as collateral for a loan by a gangster boss in a crooked gambling casino it sets in...

    An Edo Magistrate
  • 1963
    The Mysterious Cape

    The Mysterious Cape

    The Mysterious Cape

    61963HD

    Ryujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy patients. When Saotome, a sword master and guard of...

    The Mysterious Cape
  • 1960
    Sword of Destiny

    Sword of Destiny

    Sword of Destiny

    61960HD

    When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing sensei has been murdered in the dead of night, he...

    Sword of Destiny
  • 1961
    Law in Ghost Island

    Law in Ghost Island

    Law in Ghost Island

    5.31961HD

    Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals representing rival gangs to lend his services to...

    Law in Ghost Island
  • 1963
    Street of Wandering Men

    Street of Wandering Men

    Street of Wandering Men

    61963HD

    When a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin decides to help her and a drunken calligrapher. In doing...

    Street of Wandering Men
  • 1960
    Benten Kozo

    Benten Kozo

    Benten Kozo

    61960HD

    Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to...

    Benten Kozo
  • 1959
    Blooded Spear

    Blooded Spear

    Blooded Spear

    7.51959HD

    Edo, 1703. Young Sugino, one of the 47 rōnin seeking revenge against lord Kira, who caused that his master, Asano of Ako, committed seppuku,...

    Blooded Spear
  • 1962
    Kisaragi Sword

    Kisaragi Sword

    Kisaragi Sword

    5.51962HD

    The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexperienced Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune from the evil...

    Kisaragi Sword
  • 1959
    A Sword Against Intrigue

    A Sword Against Intrigue

    A Sword Against Intrigue

    01959HD

    During the reign of 5th Shogun Tokugawa Tsuneyoshi a troupe of Chinese acrobats travel to Japan to help celebrate the building of the Yushima Shrine....

    A Sword Against Intrigue