Hisashi Igawa Movies

A detective film by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi. Made for TV.

A film adaptation of the novel of the same title written by Hiroshi Hatayama (畑山博).

Takeshi Yasui, a junior high school student is found dead in a river. The police investigate it as a murder related to bullying. The dead boy turns...

Rai pedals his bike and trailer about town, collecting old iron and sowing flower seeds. Because his face never seems to show emotion, everybody...

Suspense film based on Ryuji Hori's non-fiction book about the kidnapping and murder of 4-year-old Yoshinobu Murakoshi in 1963.

Adaptation of the classic masterpiece about the relationship between parents and their children.

1962 Japanese movie

Akira leaves for the Mt. Gassan foothills before winter's onset, visiting the local temple and interacting with the residents all while falling for...

A female college student who aims to become a pianist meets a boy who raises a guide dog.

Miyo Hanayama works as a home care nurse, supporting the home care of patients who are close to death. Shigeaki Noguchi complains that his wife has...

The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to get her, he would even kill Takuro.

A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.

A Japanese boy in love with a girl of Korean origin must battle the prejudices of those around him in order to sustain the relationship.

A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai pursues Chiyo, the mistress...

A film adaptation of the second play from "The Man Who Turned Into A Stick" by Kōbō Abe himself.

A documentary about the eponymous Puerto Rican boxer

This TV dramatization of Kitakata Kenzo's hard-boiled novel depicts a man who fights a deadly battle with a group of corrupt bosses who control the...