Movies: Kikuko Hanaoka

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns t...

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel....

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 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 swamp. However, the ghost of the masseur returns to haunt the samurai, who kills his wife by mistake an...

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taking the wrong course, the crime of seducing, and th...

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro...

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

Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression....

Japanese comedy film....

An early film by Kon Ichikawa...

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1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan....

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets there, including their youngest girl. The student finds the naïve girl attractive even though he eve...

Japanese war film....

Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Wakai omawari-san" by Shiro Sone....

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

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

A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap....

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 leader is....

Japanese comedy film....