Michiko Otsuka

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

The chronicles of the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 - May 17th, 1189). He was a late Heian and early Kam...

Samurai Rebellion

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decid...

Beast Alley

Desperate to escape her grueling life caring for her paralyzed husband, Tamiko murders him and burns down their...

Solar Eclipse

When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, greed and eve...

Island of the Evil Spirits

Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he meets beautiful...

Woman of Design

Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.

The Bride from Hades

On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named Otsuyu. Not kno...

Yukiko

The Spy

Based on true events surrounding a Korean student who had entered Japan unlawfully and escaped illegal alien in...

Akutoku

A movie adaptation of Funayama Kaoru's novel of the same name, which depicts the story of a modern youth who is...

Young People

"Young People" is a story about the lives of four brothers and a sister, Sato. After the death of his parents,...

Long Journey into Love

A beautifully told story of a woman hardened by marriage to a man she doesn't love, after giving herself to ano...

The Blossom and the Sword

Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who crosses paths w...

The Story of Jiro

Adaptation of the classic masterpiece about the relationship between parents and their children.

Forward, Young People!

The second film tells about the life of matured brothers and sister Sato. Taro became a foreman. He saves every...

Banner of the Young

The final part of the trilogy. It is about a younger brother, Suekichi. He learned well the lessons that life t...

Innocent Sinner

The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo

Arrested and interrogated by the police for a murder, Kiyoshi Ōkubo remembers his past and ends up confessing t...

Dispersed Clouds

Five women classmates from a college in Tokyo are on the first stretch of a walking tour when one of them, Masa...

How Do You Live?