Movies by Kenjirō Morinaga

Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō
A film about sumo wrestler Wakanohana Kanji I. He was nicknamed "Devil of the dohyo" due to his excellent fighting spirit and endurance.
Kingorô no omawari-san
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Wakai omawari-san" by Shiro Sone.

The Sunset Is Crying
The Spiders hit song made into a movie.

Thanks for the tears
A film starring Teruhiko Saigo and Hideki Takahashi about two men who join the fight against a gang selling weapons.
Cry for Sorrow
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Namida ni naritai" by Teruhiko Saigo.

Yami wo saku kuchibue
A unique action film about a battle between two students and a yakuza over the eviction fee for a family that abandoned their home at the bottom of an artificial lake.

Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
In 1943 Japan is facing defeat. This makes Shinkichi, a straight, selfless student-patriot, ever more restless. He can no longer stand his soft "behind-the- gun" role of munition factory worker. School-mates one after another are going to the front, where he feels he should be. The last straw is an official report of his father's death in the Battle of Attu in the Aleutian Islands. He rushes to the naval air corps training camp at Tsuchiura along with his close school-mates Naito, Yamada, Saito and Tagawa as Volunteer pilot trainees leaving ...

Confession of a girl: Purity
The film depicts the life of a high school student today, touching on issues of purity, sports, higher education, and employment, through the pursuit of love and sex between a high school senior soccer player and a female student in the same class.

Rikidozan: Man of Fury
The story of legendary Korean-Japanese wrestler Rikidozan.