Kinuyo Tanaka Filmes

Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in...

A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.

Kinuyo is a daughter of doctor of Chinese medicine, and Yasuo is a son of surgeon. Their families always fight like cat and dog. This relationship is...

A playwright moves to a rural neighborhood to avoid the distractions of the city, but he discovers there are plenty of ways to get sidetracked in his...

Two men at an ironworks encounter roadblocks: the first does not have the grades to get a job, while the other finds himself falling for a co-worker.

Eiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at singing, and lived her life playing around with her...

Kempeitai fights American spies in Japan

This bittersweet comedy tells the tale of a group of college roommates attempting to cheat their way through their exams. As the title goes, things...

Japanese film from 1933, adapted from a story serialized in the entertainment magazine "Fuji."

Japanese film from 1934, based on a novel by Itsuma Maki (real name Kaitarō Hasegawa).

Sakura Ondo was a sound adaptation based on a popular 1934 song, produced at the Shochiku Kamata Studio as part of a five-studio competition to...

Weed with Flowers

A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The...

A story about being scared of getting old.

The poor novelist Yamamoto is writing his novel, determined and with a headband around his head. With him, the novelist who is always in trouble...

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

Japanese silent film from 1928, ranked as Kinema Junpo's second-best Japanese movie of the year.