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Shunji Sakai
Shimi-kin no sports ou (1949)
Tokyo Kid (1950)
Somersault on the Way (1950)
aka: Tonbo kaeri dochu
Carmen Falls in Love (1952)
aka: Karumen junjô su
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove (1952)
aka: Hibari no sakasu: kanashiki kobato
Ushiwakamaru (1952)
Achako seishun techô Tôkyô-hen (1952)
Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Edojô makaritôru (1952)
Bikkuri sanjûshi (1952)
Tonchinkan-kaito hinotama kozo (1953)
Yama o mamoru kyodai (1953)
Rare Story of the 47 Ronin (1953)
aka: Chinsetsu Chûshingura
Weak-kneed from Fear of Ghost-Cat (1954)
aka: Kaibyo koshinuke daisodo
Hawai chindochu (1954)
Shichi henge tanuki-goten (1954)
The Playful Fox and the Thousand Cherry Trees (1954)
aka: Ukare gitsune senbon zakura
Utagoyomi Onatsu Seijûrô (1954)
Christ in Bronze (1955)
aka: Seido no Kirisuto
Uta matsuri mangetsu tanuki-gassen (1955)
The Thief and the Magistrate (1955)
aka: Kaitô to hangan
Monzaburô no hide (1955)
Nonki saiban (1955)
The Black Hooded Man 2 (1955)
aka: Gozonji kaiketsu kurozukin dai-ni-wa shinsengumi tsuigeki
The Swordman and the Actress (1955)
aka: Ôedo senryô bayashi
Dad Is Gullible (1955)
aka: Otôsan wa ohitoyoshi
Furisode kyô enroku (1955)
Furisode kotengu (1955)
Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no kettô-jô (1955)
Peach Boy (1956)
aka: Takarashima sendai
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin (1956)
aka: Zenigata Heiji Torimono no Hikae: Hitohada Gumo
Record of Yaji and Kita on the Road (1956)
aka: Yaji-Kita dôchû-ki
Scramble for Fortune (1956)
aka: Furisode taiheiki
Mysteries of Edo (1956)
aka: Furisode torimonochô: wakashu henge
The Demon Crusader (1957)
aka: Momotarô-zamurai
Fuji ni tatsu kage (1957)
Junjô butai (1957)
Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of the Snake Princess' Mansion (1957)
aka: Hatamoto taikutsuotoko: nazo no hebihime yashiki
Oshidori kenkagasa (1957)
Utau yajikita ogon dochu (1957)
The Happy Pilgrimage (1958)
aka: Yajikita dôchû sugoroku
Hana no yukyo-den (1958)
The Red Bat (1958)
aka: Beni komori
Suteuri kanbei (1958)
The Swishing Sword (1958)
aka: Hitohada kujaku
The Town Hero (1958)
aka: Isshin Tasuke - Tenka no ichidaiji
Kunisada Chûji (1958)
Onna-za murai tadaima sanjô (1958)
Kenka gasa (1958)
Megitsune Buro (1958)
Shinsengumi (1958)
Kenka taiheiki (1958)
Hibari torimonocho: Kanzashi koban (1958)
The Abandoned Swords (1958)
aka: Onmitsu Shichishoki
Noble Tasuke (1958)
aka: Edo no meibutsuotoko: Isshin Tasuke
Romance Freestyle (1958)
aka: Ren'ai jiyûgata
First Love of Okon (1958)
aka: Okon no hatsukoi hanayome nanahenge
Detective Duel (1958)
aka: Hibari no hanagata tantei kassen
The Young Boss (1958)
aka: Hanagasa wakashu
Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House (1958)
aka: Wakasama samurai torimonochô: benizuru yashiki
Eight Views of Samurai (1958)
aka: Ronin hakkei
Aoi hi cho (1958)
Onna to kaizoku (1959)
Magic Boy (1959)
aka: Shônen Sarutobi Sasuke
Edo no akutaro (1959)
The River of Fury (1959)
aka: Doto no taiketsu
The One-eyed Wolf (1959)
aka: Katame no okami
No Stronger Swords (1959)
aka: Tenka-muso no ken
Abare kaido (1959)
Abare daimyo (1959)
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Fire (1959)
aka: Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no daimonji
Bored Hatamoto: Acrobats of Death (1959)
Jigokû no sokô made tsuki auzê (1959)
Muhô gai no yarô domo (1959)
Ôoka-seidan: Chidori no inro (1959)
Cases of Hanshichi (1960)
aka: Hanshichi torimonocho - mitsu no nazo
Kurobe dani no dai kenkyaku (1960)
Nippatsume wa jigoku-iki daze (1960)
Hell's Windmill (1960)
aka: Jigoku no kazeku-ruma
Zoku Jirochô Fuji (1960)
Ishimatsu: The One-Eyed Avenger (1960)
aka: Hibari no mori no ishimatsu
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor (1960)
aka: Shimizu minato ni kita otoko
Mito Komon: Tenka no osodo (1960)
Edokko-hada (1961)
The Phantom Samurai (1961)
aka: Kagero samurai
Hatamoto kenka taka (1961)
Festival of Swordsmen (1961)
aka: Kengo tengu matsuri
Fighting Daimyo (1961)
aka: Tekka daimyo
Hakko ryukitai (1961)
Nankai no okami (1961)
Hayabusa daimyo (1961)
Law in Ghost Island (1961)
aka: Yurei-jima no okite
Woman of the Ghostly Lantern (1961)
aka: Maboroshi toro no onna
I Love Money More Than Anyone (1961)
aka: Dare yori-mo kane o aisu
Flowers on the Road (1961)
aka: Hanakago dochu
Case of Umon: Nanbanzame Murders (1961)
aka: Umon torimonocho: Nanbanzame
Yagyû bugeichô (1961)
Shin nitôhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki (1961)
Yagyu Chronicles 2: The Secret Sword (1961)
aka: Yagyû bugeichô: Yoru zakura hiken
Manji gumo (1962)
The Country Boss (1962)
aka: Kigeki: Danchi oyabun
Abarenbo ichidai (1962)
The Phantom Goblin (1962)
aka: Maboroshi Tengu
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey (1962)
aka: Hibari Chiemi no Yaji Kita Dochu
Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki (1962)
Good Rascals (1962)
aka: Oedo Hyobanji Binan no Kaoyaku
Case of Umon: Red Lizard (1962)
aka: Umon Torimonocho Benitokage
The Retaliation of Gonza (1963)
aka: Kono kubi ichimangoku
Hasshu yukyoden - otoko no sakazuki (1963)
Zahyo monogatari (1963)
Terrible Record of Kumokiri (1963)
aka: Kumokiri gokumonchô
Street of Wandering Men (1963)
aka: Rôningai no kaoyaku
Jirochô sangokushi (1963)
Zoku jirochô sangokushi (1963)
Mekura okami (1963)
Tokaido Fullhouse (1963)
aka: Seizoroi Tokaido
Yagyu Chronicles 6: The Yagyu Scroll (1963)
aka: Yagyû Bugeichô: Katame suigetsu no ken
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Cape (1963)
Jirochô sangokushi daisanbu (1964)
Shingo's Final Duel (1964)
aka: Shingo Bangai Shobu
Fûrai ninpôchô (1965)
Jirochô sangokushi: kôshûji nagurikomi (1965)
Nippon oyafukô jidai (1968)
The spiders no dai-shingeki (1968)
Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor
aka: Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor
ペ子ちゃんとデン助
風来忍法帖 八方破れ
The Bandits
aka: 花と野盗の群れ
Song Festival
aka: 歌くらべ満月城
Glorious Firefighter’s Standard
aka: 野狐笛 花吹雪一番纏
Travels of Gonkuro
aka: 権九郎旅日記
The Black Hooded Man 3
aka: 御存じ快傑黒頭巾 危機一発
Lords of Oppression
aka: 大名囃子
Lords of Oppression 2
aka: 大名囃子 後篇
The Black Hooded Man 4
aka: 御存じ快傑黒頭巾 神出鬼没
Lord of Red Banner
aka: あらくれ大名
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
aka: 若様やくざ 江戸っ子天狗
The Jumping Magistrate
aka: 飛びっちょ判官
53 Stages of Action
aka: 大暴れ五十三次
Wild Lion
aka: 勝海舟より あばれ獅子
ひばり姫 初夢道中
Yakuza Official
aka: 橋蔵のやくざ判官
The Beloved Imposters
aka: 水戸黄門漫遊記
Kagebōshi
aka: 影法師
お役者変化
Edokko Nagaya
aka: 江戸っ子長屋
Beranmē nagaya kenka matoi
aka: べらんめえ長屋 喧嘩纏
Uta matsuri akagiyama
aka: 唄祭り赤城山
Great Edo Song Festival
aka: ひばり捕物帳 唄祭り八百八町