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

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 group of bandits flee to the mountains after killing an evil moneylender. Remake of Hiroshi Inagaki's Jigoku no mushi (1938).

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...

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

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

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He...

An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she...

Japanese comedy film.

Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.

Japanese sex comedy film.

1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan.

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

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...

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

Japanese comedy film.

33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating...