Chizuko Kanda

Rainbow Hill

A half brother and sister work at a hotel in Hakone respectively as a porter and a souvenir shop clerk. They ar...

A Woman's Sorrows

Young Hiroko’s conservative principles place her at odds with most modern women, as she has already submitted t...

Roppa no Hōjiro Sensei

Original work by Hyakken Uchida.

Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip

This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or liter...

The Beautiful Hawk

One of three titles released the same year, with the same title based on the same story. This is the P.C.L. (To...

Entatsu, Achako and Torazo: Chuji Kunisada's First Smile of the New Year

Learn from Experience, Part One

Wealthy young Toyomi and Shintaro are in love. However, Shintaro’s father is arranging for him to marry Yurie,...

Akireta renchû

The first in a series of films featuring the comedy duo Entatsu-Achako, providing them with a background story...

The Actress and the Poet

Among the tight-knit neighbours are a poet, his actress wife, a bachelor budding author, a tobacco shop owner-c...

Osanaki mono no hata

Two brothers move to their grandfather's house after their father is drafted and play war games with their new...

Singing Yaji and Kita in Kyoto and Osaka

Musical movie depicting adventures of Yaji and Kita (from the famous novel) in Kyoto and Osaka