Ryō Ikebe Movies

Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their...

Four girls and their manager aiming for stardom!

Katsuko, daughter of a prestigious inn owner, is urged into an arranged marriage with Keisuke, the nephew of a powerful businessman. She refuses,...

Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at...

A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her from Osaka to her home village, where...

Backstage friendships and rivalries flare as dancers Akiko and Haruko compete for roles, clash with disapproving parents, and juggle new romances. A...

When corruption spreads through a real estate company, president Hiyoshi brings in his honest friend Ryūtarō to reform it. Facing union...

Set at the end of World War II and after Japan's defeat, it is a melodrama about a man and a woman at the mercy of war. Wataru is entrusted by his...

Kazuo, a Japanese army intelligence agent, reveals a foreign intelligence network in Japan and then sent to Borneo Island with a special mission.

Film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Drama about two college friends, now working for the same banking firm, torn apart by jealousy over their inequitable positions and love lives.

Ken's older sister Yoko, who has raised Ken like a mother, decides to move to Brazil with an older man.

The daughter of a former Miss Universe winner finds success as a fashion model in Tokyo following the death of her fiancé.

A dramatization of veteran actor Ryo Ikebe's essay of the same name about his parents' eccentric marriage.

Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.

Woman melodrama by Shiro Toyoda