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

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

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...

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This...

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

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

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...

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

Japanese comedy film.

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

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

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...

Japanese comedy film.

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their...

Japanese comedy film.