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Sanjuro (椿三十郎)
Sanjuro (椿三十郎, Tsubaki Sanjuro) is Akira Kurosawa's 1962 Toho samurai film, a sequel to Yojimbo starring Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai, famous for its brief final duel and blood-spray ending.
Sankarabharanam (శంకరాభరణం)
Sankarabharanam (శంకరాభరణం), also Shankarabharanam, is a 1980 Telugu musical drama directed by K. Viswanath, starring J.V. Somayajulu and Manju Bhargavi, with music by K.V. Mahadevan; it won four National Film Awards and revived interest in Carnatic music. Distinct from the 2015 Nikhil Siddharth comedy of the same name.
Sankranthiki Vasthunam (సంక్రాంతికి వస్తున్నాం)
Sankranthiki Vasthunam (సంక్రాంతికి వస్తున్నాం) is a 2025 Telugu action comedy directed by Anil Ravipudi, starring Venkatesh, Aishwarya Rajesh, and Meenakshi Chaudhary; released 14 January 2025, it grossed ₹255.48 crore worldwide and streams on ZEE5.
Sannidhanam P.O
Sannidhanam P.O (சன்னிதானம் பி.ஓ) is a 2026 Tamil drama directed by Amutha Sarathy, starring Yogi Babu, Sithara, Roopesh Shetty, and Varsha Viswanath, about a mute mother searching for her son lost at Sabarimala; released 5 June 2026 with a U certificate.
Sans Soleil
Sans Soleil (Sunless) is Chris Marker's 1982 French essay film, built from letters by fictional cameraman Sandor Krasna read by a female narrator, mixing footage from Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco in a meditation on memory, images, and history.
Sanshiro Sugata (姿三四郎)
Sanshiro Sugata (姿三四郎, Sugata Sanshiro) is Akira Kurosawa's 1943 directorial debut for Toho, adapted from Tomita Tsuneo's judo novel; released March 25, 1943, cut in 1944, restored in 2003.
Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
Sanshiro Sugata Part Two (續姿三四郎, Zoku Sugata Sanshiro) is Akira Kurosawa's 1945 Toho sequel to his 1943 debut, released May 3, 1945, featuring wartime propaganda against American fighters, a snowy final duel, and his first Noh influences.
Sansho Dayu
Sansho Dayu (山椒大夫, Sansho the Bailiff) is Kenji Mizoguchi's 1954 Daiei drama adapted from Mori Ogai's 1915 story, about siblings sold into slavery; it won the 1954 Venice Silver Lion and ranks joint 75th in the 2022 Sight and Sound poll.
Sansho the Bailiff (山椒大夫)
Sansho the Bailiff (山椒大夫, Sansho Dayu) is Kenji Mizoguchi's 1954 Daiei film adapted from Mori Ogai's novel about enslaved siblings Zushio and Anju; it won the 1954 Venice Silver Lion.
Sant Tukaram (संत तुकाराम)
Sant Tukaram (संत तुकाराम), also Saint Tukaram: 1936 Prabhat Film Company Marathi/Hindi biopic of the 17th-century saint poet, directed by Damle and Fattelal, starring Vishnupant Pagnis; first Indian film to win a prize at Venice (1937), ran 57 weeks in Mumbai.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970 film)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) is a 51-minute Rankin/Bass stop-motion ABC Christmas special, also called an Animagic special, telling Santa's origin story via Fred Astaire's mailman narrator and Mickey Rooney's Kris Kringle.
Santa Claus: The Movie
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985), Jeannot Szwarc's Christmas fantasy produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind, starring David Huddleston, Dudley Moore, and John Lithgow; a $50 million production that lost a reported $37 million.
Santa Sangre
Santa Sangre (Holy Blood) is Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1989 Italian-Mexican surrealist horror film about Fenix, a circus performer who becomes his armless mother's arms in a murder spree; shown at Cannes 1989, based on killer Goyo Cardenas.
Santhana Prapthirasthu
Santhana Prapthirasthu (సంతాన ప్రాప్తిరస్తు) is a 2025 Telugu comedy-drama directed by Sanjeev Reddy, starring Vikranth Reddy and Chandini Chowdary, about male infertility; released 14 November 2025, streaming on Prime Video and JioHotstar.
Santhanam (actor)
Santhanam (சந்தானம்; born 1980) is a Tamil film actor and producer known as the Comedy Superstar, who rose from the spoof show Lollu Sabha to lead roles after 2014.
Santhosham
Santhosham (సంతోషం, Santosham) is a 2002 Telugu comedy drama directed by Dasaradh, starring Nagarjuna, Gracy Singh, and Shriya Saran; a blockbuster, Nagarjuna's highest grosser, with two Nandi Awards.
Santhu Straight Forward
Santhu Straight Forward (ಸಂತು Straight Forward), 2016 Kannada romantic action comedy by Mahesh Rao, produced by K. Manju, starring Yash and Radhika Pandit; fourth and final film of the couple, inspired by Tamil film Vaalu, released 28 October 2016.
Santo contra las Mujeres Vampiro
Santo contra las Mujeres Vampiro (Santo vs. las mujeres vampiro) is a 1962 Mexican horror film directed by Alfonso Corona Blake starring luchador El Santo protecting Diana Orlof from vampire women reviving queen Zorina; premiered October 11, 1962, shown at San Sebastián 1964.
Santo Subito!
Santo Subito! (also Santo subito!) is an upcoming Bertrand Bonello thriller starring Mark Ruffalo as a fictional Vatican devil's advocate investigating Pope John Paul II's sainthood after his 2005 death; distinct from Piva's 2019 documentary Santa subito.
Santosh (संतोष) (2024 film)
Santosh (संतोष) is Sandhya Suri's 2024 Hindi-language crime drama debut, starring Shahana Goswami and Sunita Rajwar, which premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard, became the UK's 97th Academy Awards entry, and was blocked from release in India by the CBFC.
Santosh Sivan
Santosh Sivan is an Indian cinematographer and actor who trained at FTII. He has won twelve National Film Awards and the 2024 Pierre Angénieux Tribute at Cannes.
Santosh Sobhan
Santosh Sobhan (సంతోష్ శోభన్), born 1996, is a Telugu film actor, son of Varsham director Sobhan and brother of Sangeeth Shobhan; known for Golconda High School, Ek Mini Katha, and the 2026 hit Couple Friendly.
Santosh Subramaniam (சந்தோஷ் சுப்பிரமணியம்)
Santosh Subramaniam (சந்தோஷ் சுப்ரமணியம்) is a 2008 Tamil romantic family comedy directed by Mohan Raja, a remake of Telugu hit Bommarillu, starring Jayam Ravi, Genelia D'Souza, and Prakash Raj, released 11 April 2008 with music by Devi Sri Prasad.
Sanya Malhotra (सान्या मल्होत्रा)
Sanya Malhotra (सान्या मल्होत्रा), born 1992 in Delhi, is an Indian actress and trained ballet dancer who debuted as Babita Kumari in Dangal (2016) and later starred in Badhaai Ho, Kathal, Jawan, and Mrs.
São Paulo S.A.
São Paulo S.A. (São Paulo Sociedade Anônima), 1965 Brazilian black-and-white drama, Luiz Sérgio Person's debut feature starring Walmor Chagas; a Cinema Novo landmark about a middle-class manager amid São Paulo's automobile-industry boom, restored in 4K in 2025.
Saori Hara (原 紗央莉)
Saori Hara (原紗央莉), also known as Nanami Mai and later Matsunoi Miyabi, is a Japanese former gravure idol, AV actress, and film actress from Hiroshima whose 2009 SOD debut sold over 100,000 copies.
Sapphire (1959 film)
Sapphire (1959) is a British police procedural by Basil Dearden and Michael Relph, written by Janet Green, in which the Hampstead Heath murder of Sapphire Robbins, a light-skinned black woman passing as white, exposes London racism; it won the 1959 BAFTA for Best Film.
Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A
Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A (ಸಪ್ತ ಸಾಗರದಾಚೆ ಎಲ್ಲೋ), 2023 Kannada romantic drama by Hemanth M. Rao, starring Rakshit Shetty and Rukmini Vasanth; first half of the Side A/Side B duology, released 1 September 2023 by Paramvah Pictures.
Saptadingar Guptodhon (সপ্তডিঙার গুপ্তধন)
Saptadingar Guptodhon (সপ্তডিঙার গুপ্তধন) is a 2026 Bengali adventure thriller, the fourth Sonada film, directed by Dhrubo Banerjee, starring Abir Chatterjee, hunting Raja Pratapaditya's treasure in the Sundarbans.
Saptapadi (సప్తపది) (1981 film)
Saptapadi (సప్తపది), also Saptapadhi, is K. Viswanath's 1981 Telugu drama about an orthodox priest whose granddaughter Hema loves a Harijan flautist; it won the 1981 Nargis Dutt Award and was remade as Jaag Utha Insan.