Reikichi Kawamura Movies

This pair of gentle yet witty and inventive comedies from the director of The Neighbour's Wife and Mine typify both the formal experimentation of...

A melodrama about an orphan and her mother who are separated and lose contact, but are later reunited.

The story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimiura Kinue, when they leave their...

The 1929 Japanese film "Mother" which helped child actress Hideko Takamine become a star.

Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his...

Japanese "kayo" film based on the song "Ieraishan" by Yoshiko Yamaguchi.

Shochiku melodrama about the loves of the humble people living in the poor tenement called the Ryuheiso.

Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine...

A story of a store that makes Tabi socks.

Japanese Warmovie

Japanese film from 1924.

A period drama about samurai who survived a loss in battle. An early jidaegeki by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Episode in the life of a composer of a popular Japanese song.

The story of a boy who befriends a lonely middle-aged man.

The love of an older sister who worked as a geisha but decided to open a bar under the auspices of a millionaire

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki...

A 1937 Japanese film.

A Japanese wartime film directed by Yasushi Sasaki.