Mr. Shosuke Ohara

Nov 8, 1949

1h 37m

★ 6.2

Overview

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he is on the brink of bankruptcy. Around town he is better known by his nickname Mr. Shosuke Ohara.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Shintoho Company

Mr. Shosuke Ohara Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Onobu

Akiko Kazami

Oritsu

Reiko Miyagawa

Margaret Nakata

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Oseki, old maid

Chōko Iida

Seizô Kon'no

Haruo Tanaka

Kaikû Tsukioka, high priest

Sōji Kiyokawa

Koroku

Yōnosuke Toba

Jiromasa Yoshida

Shinichi Himori

Tetsuo

Hiroshi Ayukawa

Shūji Kawabe

Rei Ishikawa

After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and even enjoy it -- but they have second thoughts when they're reminded that crime can hurt innocent people. When the couple hears that Globodyne boss Jack McCallister actually swindled the company, they plot revenge.

6.6

Don't Think About It

Sep 1, 2007

Still an unsuccessful punk rock musician at 36, Stefano returns to his hometown in the countryside to help with his family's business.

7.2

In the Name of the Land

Sep 25, 2019

Pierre is 25 when he returns from Wyoming to his fiancée and take over the family farm. Twenty years later, the farm expanded and so did the family. It's the time of happy days, at least at the beginning. The debts accumulate and Pierre is exhausted at work. Despite the love of his wife and children, he is slowly falling...

6.2

The Entertainer

Jul 25, 1960

Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.

7.1

The Furies

Jul 22, 1950

A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.

5.6

A Touch of the Sun

Oct 1, 1956

A hotel porter is left a fortune but after living it up for a while he returns to his old place of work which is in financial difficulties.

6.6

The Rocking Horse Winner

Nov 30, 1949

A strange and tragic tale of a young boy who is able to predict race winners at the horse track by riding his own rocking horse to aid his parents out of their endless round of debts.

4.8

Bobbos

Jun 17, 2009

A wealthy businessman and a businesswoman face financial ruin during an economic crisis. As they try to recover, a comedic romance develops between them.

7.7

Bride of the Orient

Mar 2, 1989

After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a family of his own. Eventually he pays for a bride from Thailand. The couple don't share a language, but being to know each other. However the village neighbors are suspicious of foreigners.

6.0

Ο Άνθρωπος που Έσπαγε Πλάκα

Jul 7, 1972

Lambros Konstantaras performs a wealthy gossip that has never worked, and all he has to do is make fun and jokes to others. But when he suddenly finds himself in the street, he realizes that life is not just fun and is forced to look for a job. In the end, it turns out he had not lost his fortune as it was an idea his father had invented shortly before he died to be

6.8

Hula Girls

Sep 9, 2006

Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.

7.2

The Great Madcap

Nov 25, 1949

Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling him that his large fortune is gone.

6.3

The Good Earth

Jun 2, 1937

China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the years; but the temptations of a fragile prosperity will endanger their love and the survival of their entire family.

6.6

A Cut Above

Jul 28, 2022

With his mom's salon on the brink of bankruptcy, a dedicated son rolls up his sleeves to help and discovers himself as the coolest barber on the block.

7.8

The Crucified Lovers

Nov 23, 1954

When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.

6.0

A Page of Glory

Jan 1, 1915

Denise lives with her grandparents on a farm and secretly meets Robert. When she tells her grandparents that she wants to marry Robert, they refuse outright, so the two lovers will have no choice but to elope and marry in the nearby town. On the eve of having a child, war breaks out and Robert is mobilized.