Frankie Sakai Movies

1962 Japanese movie

After the father of her son leaves her high and dry, Kazuko gives her child up for adoption and takes a job at a hot spring resort, watching her son...

A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.

Japanese musical.

Frankie Sakai plays a Chino-Japanese man who after trudging along in odd jobs discovers his true talent in making excellent, tasty and somewhat spicy...

Period piece about a samurai who marries a mysterious beautiful young woman who claims to have lost her memory.

A continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a...

Following the unexpected death of her father, stage actress Emi Ikushima has to navigate the pitfalls of her rising fame and her increasingly...

Matsuki, a former war photojournalist, returns home and starts a modest life with his wife, Komiko. Driven by his passion for capturing the truth, he...

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

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.

Tragedy about a terminally ill girl.

A cobbler gets selected as heading his neighborhood association for measures against the impending earthquake hitting Tokyo.

A group of one-hit wonder scam artists led by the troubled "Kanpai," dealing with impotence, embark on a lively and poignant societal comedy. They...

Film about a train conductor and his adventures with two women

Japanese comedy film.