Chieko Murata Movies

Comedy drama film

When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and her cat and has their bodies immured in a wall....

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of...

Obscure Masumura film shot in 1961.

Michiko Asakura was married to the eldest son of the Sakuma family, an unsealed family in Shinshu, but died from her husband and returned to her...

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the...

Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in her life are three young men—stage actor...

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.

The vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy and the public, wait for an opportunity to avenge...

The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.

A comic thriller directed by Tokuzo Tanaka, a first-time newcomer, based on a screenplay by Toshio Tamikado, who co-wrote "Nukiashisashi Ashi...

Adaptation of the novel by Masao Kume.

Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Eriko" by Yukio Hashi.

A woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she catches the eye of a businessman while working at a...

The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a...

Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob.

A story full of youthful vigor and spirit as high school students try to work out their problems, realize the awakening of love and growing maturity...