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...

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

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.

Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku".

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

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

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of...

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...

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

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.

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

In the first year of Chōroku, Satomi Yoshimi, lord of Takita Castle in Awa, faces defeat by neighboring lord Anzai Kagesuren. As the castle...

Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression.

Scammer Horikawa Shinbei hopes to make a quick buck using Namie, a stripper under his control.

Japanese war drama.

An early film by Kon Ichikawa