Katsuo Nakamura

Set in the pleasure district of Kyoto, Tamiko (Yoshiko Mita, in her first lead role) is a young girl attending high school by day and training as a...

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1962 Japanese movie

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Biopic of ceramic artist Hazan Itaya (1872-1963).

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The early years of the Showa period were turbulent times for Japan. The country suffered financial crisis and famine, women worked under intolerable...

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The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.

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A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality shamisen...

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A pair of black-robed thieves who robbed many wealthy merchants in Edo one after another. One of them is a young woman who is called "Aoi no Kozo"...

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Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.

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Ippei Akabane (Takaya Kamikawa) is an unpopular novelist. He barely makes ends meet writing serials novels under different pen names. Daigo Kurei...

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The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .

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Princess Kazu, the daughter of Shogun Ienari, is sent to marry Matsudaira Nobunao, master of Peacock castle in Kozuke province, a domain of 17,000...

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When Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the samurai Kochiyama Soshun agrees to assist.

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Lord Oda Nobunaga gains control of nearly all of Japan and tries to enlist the aid of Magoichi and his 3.000 gunners.

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A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

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An advertising agency receives a request from one of their clients, a beverage company. The advertising agency proposes a CM involving the queen of...

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The meeting of the two greatest legends in Japan - Magistrate Toyama, the crime-fighting official with the cherry blossom tattoo on his shoulder, and...

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Tamiko (Ayumi Ito) lives happily with her husband Hideaki (Sho Aoyagi) and step-daughter Kotoyo (Hazuki Inoue). Tamiko married her deceased friend...

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A hard working salaryman takes off five days from his busy job and sets off with his wife and two children to visit his parents in his hometown for...

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This is an ensemble period drama adapted from Shotaro Ikenami's popular novel, featuring the famous Kabuki actor brothers Kinnosuke Manya and Katsuo...

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On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga...

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In the desert of Egypt, Kurata, the CEO of the Japanese corporation Tokokaihatsu, is killed by a sniper. After the news reaches Japan, the CEO's...

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In the mid-Tokugawa period, a conflict arose over the "Seiryū Himon," a secret document left by the former shogun Iesai, bequeathing the eighth...

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Shimizu Jirocho, the president, manages two businesses: Izumo Kanko-sha and the group inn "Daikokuya." There is a system where customers from Izumo...

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Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

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