Reikichi Kawamura Movies

Japanese silent film from 1928.

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

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 young student of traditional dance falls in love with a handsome young man who visits the dance school in order to take photographs.

Hisshoka is a 1945 Drama film directed by four Japanese directors.

Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her dancing begins...

Amusing masterpiece from director Yoshimura Kazusabu divided in two parts taken from the newspaper serial novel of Shishiko Shishi. Like in "Warm...

A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run...

Mariko is an innocent girl who grew up in the highlands of Shinshu. She moves to Tokyo to live with her father who has successfully returned to...

A modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.

This was 1942, so it was a national policy film, no matter what you call it. But when the war was still on the winning side, there wasn't even a...

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

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

Directorial debut by Umetsugu Inoue, the famous director of Musicals

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

Shigeo is an aspiring writer living with his girl friend Minako and hoping for success and a better tomorrow every day. Both live on what Minako...