Hikaru Hayashi Movies

  • 1986
    Tree Without Leaves

    Tree Without Leaves

    Tree Without Leaves

    7.81986HD

    Haru, an aging scriptwriter, has isolated himself somewhere in the woods of Nagano to work on his first novel. As the last surviving member of his...

    Tree Without Leaves
  • 1967
    Onna no issho

    Onna no issho

    Onna no issho

    01967HD

    Onna no issho
  • 1967
    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    6.2221967HD

    The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined...

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
  • 1979
    The Strangling

    The Strangling

    The Strangling

    4.41979HD

    The men who surround and torment the young protagonist (demanding teacher, owner of the company that rapes his own daughter, despotic and...

    The Strangling
  • 1966
    Lost Sex

    Lost Sex

    Lost Sex

    01966HD

    A well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has left him impotent. With the coming of spring,...

    Lost Sex
  • 1965
    A Trap

    A Trap

    A Trap

    7.11965HD

    When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shark, pretty, young Kiriko travels from her home in...

    A Trap
  • 1959
    The Song of the Cart

    The Song of the Cart

    The Song of the Cart

    6.61959HD

    A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan.

    The Song of the Cart
  • 1988
    Sakura-tai Chiru

    Sakura-tai Chiru

    Sakura-tai Chiru

    5.71988HD

    A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in the island of Hiroshima to begin preparations for...

    Sakura-tai Chiru
  • 1960
    Blood Is Dry

    Blood Is Dry

    Blood Is Dry

    61960HD

    An employee in an assurance company threatens to commit suicide when management announces a massive layoff, the company uses this threat to its own...

    Blood Is Dry
  • 1978
    Monument to Holy Service

    Monument to Holy Service

    Monument to Holy Service

    01978HD

    A rural high school takes part in a mountain-climbing exercise and are caught in a sudden typhoon.

    Monument to Holy Service
  • 1963
    The Navy

    The Navy

    The Navy

    01963HD

    A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his...

    The Navy
  • 1970
    Play It Cool

    Play It Cool

    Play It Cool

    41970HD

    This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The daughter is the geisha's pride and she spares nothing to insure...

    Play It Cool
  • 1967
    The Little Match Girl

    The Little Match Girl

    The Little Match Girl

    51967HD

    A little girl tries to sell matches on a cold December night with no luck. To keep from freezing she lights one match and sees a wondrous vision...

    The Little Match Girl
  • 1972
    Music

    Music

    Music

    41972HD

    A young woman undergoes psychiatric treatment after she no longer hears music and develops sexual hang-ups.

    Music
  • 1964
    Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

    7.51964HD

    This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 36, is working in a bar, struggling valiantly to...

    Sweet Sweat
  • 1969
    Thousand Cranes

    Thousand Cranes

    Thousand Cranes

    8.31969HD

    The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata...

    Thousand Cranes
  • 1967
    Band of Ninja

    Band of Ninja

    Band of Ninja

    4.5561967HD

    The son of an assassinated feudal lord, in the Muromachi period, attempts to avenge his father's death and meets Kagemaru, a renegade ninja helping...

    Band of Ninja
  • 1978
    Glowing Autumn

    Glowing Autumn

    Glowing Autumn

    01978HD

    A very beautiful Japanese woman is in love with Persian carpets. She is being chased by lecherous Saburi Shin and a handsome young photographer....

    Glowing Autumn
  • 2008
    Teacher and Three Children

    Teacher and Three Children

    Teacher and Three Children

    62008HD

    The 95-year-old director shot the film in his hometown of Ishiuchi, Hiroshima. The story is based on a teacher he had when he was a child.

    Teacher and Three Children
  • 1968
    In Broad Daylight

    In Broad Daylight

    In Broad Daylight

    01968HD

    After his company goes bankrupt, Katsuji Watanabe resorts to pickpocketing again with his old swindler buddies. However, one by one, his friends...

    In Broad Daylight