Chōko Iida Movies

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

An Ishiro Honda film.

Little dark-eyed boy Kazuo. Yes, he dreamed of the sea. However, like everyone here in the village. Kazuo only wanted to study first, to finish...

1962 Japanese movie

A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been destroyed and then cashing in on building a new...

From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.

Yasube Nakayama left the clan and lives in Edo. One day, Yasubei visits his uncle Rokuroemon Kanno to borrow money from a moneylender in the amount...

Burned out butcher Hazama meets a woman at a restaurant and is asked to help her deliver a bag of diamonds.

1962 Japanese movie

The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.

Three men vying for the same job end up chasing the same girl in this comedy-drama from noted Japanese director Yasujiro Shimazu.

An older sister and brother (Mieko Takamine and Masayoshi Otsuka) come to visit their grandfather (Takeshi Sakamoto) who lives deep in the mountains....

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji...

At the wedding of Kohei (Hasegawa) and Michiko (Todoroki), a whisper echoes along with a gust of wind. As if manipulated by the mysterious voice,...

1958 Japanese movie

Dotanba - Last Minute

Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.

Masako is a humble waitress who has a chance encounter with playboy Tamotsu. With the aid of his sister, Tamotsu seeks to win Masako's affection...

Lord for a Night is a 1946 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.