Kinuyo is a daughter of doctor of Chinese medicine, and Yasuo is a son of surgeon. Their families al…
Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop f…
A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the er…
Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run judo …
A Japanese comedy from the end of the silent era (it has music) from a popular series. A feud, a pra…
A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devo…
A melodrama by noted auteur and father of director Yoshitaro Nomura, Hotei Nomura. This is apparentl…
Keitaro is a law student and Yaeko is a high school girl. They are neighbors, and their friendship i…
Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, de…