Frankie Sakai Movies

Remake of classic samurai film of 1932

Tragedy about a terminally ill girl.

Japanese animation adaptation of a 19th century French novel: A boy is given up by his foster parents to a traveling performer.

Comedy of a phony doctor.

After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.

Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar...

In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into...

Daisuke and Shinichi are companions who frequent girlie shows and parties until they find out they are rivals bidding for control of a major resort...

Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.

Remake of the 1957 film "The Stormy Man".

Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a...

U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambling with U.S. servicemen in order to raise funds...

Japanese comedy film.

In front of Sagami Detention Center. Shosuke, the owner of a strip joint called "Shunpu Music," welcomes Okoma, a stripper who has been locked up for...

The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when...