Osamu Maruyama Movies

Order of Yakuza

Movie about biological mothers, foster mothers, and stepmothers.

The sincere, selfless love of a foolish mother for her daughter set against the backdrop of the circus.

A story about a young woman who has been rehabilitated at a juvenile detention center for girls and released into society, but finds herself on the...

1959 Japanese movie

This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi.

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

A young man named Kijima who works as a pianist in a small bar is surprised when one of the customers asks if he won't pretend to be the fiance of...

1957 Japanese movie

In this downbeat, emotionally gripping drama, a lone guardian of some small huts on one of the northernmost, small islands off Japan remembers his...

A melancholic love story between a young photographer and a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage for the sake of her poor father-in-law.

Industrial espionage gets in the way of love and marriage for factory worker Katayanagi.

In the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night,...

A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.