Junzaburō Ban Movies

1965
A Fugitive from the Past
A Fugitive from the Past
7.341965HD
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity,...
1969
Shinjuku Plaza
Shinjuku Plaza
01969HD
Comedy about residents of Shinjuku.
1964
Go to Hell! Company Men
Go to Hell! Company Men
01964HD
1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
81961HD
Third film in the "Ekimae" series, this time set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother Jiro run the bento shop, "Goraku." One day, Keiko...
1961
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
01961HD
Based on the story "Tokyo Station" by Tsunehiko Sagawa.
1968
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
01968HD
The 22nd film in the Ekimae series about shop-owners living near Akabane Station, Tokyo.
1957
A Tale of Dung and Urine
A Tale of Dung and Urine
01957HD
In a provincial Japanese town, an entrepreneurial sanitation collector is drawn into the world of local politics, only to discover that the...
1960
The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial
6.4551960HD
In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
81962HD
The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
71966HD
The 14th film in the Ekimae series, set in Nagano Prefecture, focusing on the love lives of a group of husbands and their wives.
1961
Snow in the South Seas
Snow in the South Seas
91961HD
Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions.
1966
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
81966HD
Two travelers (Makoto Fujita and Minoru Shiraki) travel the Tokaido road and meet the famous Jiro Shimizu and have many comedic adventures.
1956
A Man's Flower Path
A Man's Flower Path
01956HD
1981
Eijanaika
Eijanaika
6.2221981HD
The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji...
1967
Campus in Front of a Train Station
Campus in Front of a Train Station
01967HD
1971
Kaoyaku
Kaoyaku
61971HD
A detective is charged with investigating a bank corruption scandal.
1970
A Lively Geisha
A Lively Geisha
6.251970HD
Young geisha Koshizu's wish of reuniting with the man, Yukichi, who helped her ten years ago comes true. When she learns of the trouble Yukichi's...
1969
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
71969HD
The 24th and final entry in the Ekimae series, set at Takamatsu Station in Kagawa Prefecture, formerly known for its ferry service to the Seto Inland...
1967
Last Days of the Tokugawa Regime: Tenamonya Confusion
Last Days of the Tokugawa Regime: Tenamonya Confusion
01967HD
The fourth "Tenamonya" feature. Adapted from the popular television comedy, Fujita stars in this film based on historical events.
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
81966HD
15th entry in the Ekimae series, surrounding the then-insanely popular Weekly Shounen Sunday series Osomatsu-kun and Obake no Q-Taro.