Kikuko Hanaoka Movies

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he...

This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power.

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.

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

A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.

When a young man inherits his father's lucrative business, he cheats the system to set up three of his college friends with jobs.

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets...

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

Japanese comedy film.

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the...

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.

Japanese war drama.

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

Japanese comedy film.

A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane...

Japanese comedy film.