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...

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

1959 Shintoho adaptation of Kyoka Izumi's novel "A Woman's Pedigree".

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...

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 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...

Japanese comedy film.

A 1942 film.

Japanese comedy film.

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...

1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan.

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

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

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

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

1952 Japanese film directed by Kunio Watanabe.

Directed by Yasujirô Shimazu.

Japanese comedy film.