Kikuko Hanaoka Movies

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he...

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 spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of...

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 group of bandits flee to the mountains after killing an evil moneylender. Remake of Hiroshi Inagaki's Jigoku no mushi (1938).

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

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

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

Japanese comedy film.

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This...

The last film produced by Shintoho.

Japanese comedy film.

Japanese comedy film.

Scammer Horikawa Shinbei hopes to make a quick buck using Namie, a stripper under his control.

Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku".

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He...

"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...

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the...

The ambiguous relationship between a woman musician and her young student.

Japanese comedy film.