Yuriko Tashiro

Mr. Baku, a sandwich man, was familiar to his neighbors because he was a natural friend of Ryotaro Yanaka. Yoshie, the sign girl of the coffee shop,...

The beautiful daughter of a merchant with a penchant for danger proves to be too much to handle for her worried father. Disguising herself as a man...

1954 Japanese movie

Rival bands of pirates try to get hold of a priceless treasure.

1954 Theater of Life adaptation.

Yasube Nakayama left the clan and lives in Edo. One day, Yasubei visits his uncle Rokuroemon Kanno to borrow money from a moneylender in the amount...

First film of the The Black Hooded Man series.

A tryst between the young warrior Hagiwara Shinzaburo and beautiful Otsuyu is discovered, and the shamed Otsuyu commits suicide with her maid. Their...

Horror film directed by Toshikazu Kôno.

The film tells the story of a young nobleman who finds himself alone in the midst of turmoil in his 70,000 koku estate, where he is surrounded by his...

In Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Sosuke Saotome, appears and helps a woman being chased by a spy named Genshichi. Unfortunately, the woman is...

A masterpiece of life sketches overflowing with heartwarming affection and laughter that portrays the modern common people with humor and pathos,...

The fourth part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin

Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the...

Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was...

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

An adaptation of the famous novel by Jiromasa Gunji about the difficult story of Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of the great elder of the...

After the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete disorder. Bands of roving samurai called the "nobushi"...

A married couple looking for an apartment move in with the husband's co-worker, a widower. The husband becomes jealous of the widower and his wife.

Japanese youth film.

During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's...

Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who...

Japanese drama film.

A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.

An Ishiro Honda film.

The film follows a young civil engineer, played by Toshiro Mifune, who is assigned to the Tase Dam construction site in what is now Hanamaki City,...

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells...

Kabuki adaptation: A princess, a figure from the literary past who anticipates a modern woman, tempts a self-righteous priest.

Junpei Kihara, a young president of the University's wrestling club, is nicknamed "Mr. Chop". One day, on the way back from visiting the hospital...

The first part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin