Kumeko Urabe Movies

It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous...

Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka.

Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.

While working in an education center for lonely children, a mother seeks her missing son.

A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath her facade of luxury lies great unhappiness.

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki

Sold into prostitution by her lover Yoshioka to fund his elite education, Shino rises through the ranks of the Yoshiwara district while remaining...

A story of a servant girl whose life is upturned by her doomed love for a spineless young man.

Japanese comedy film.

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

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

1962 Japanese movie

Lonely and love-stricken high-school student Hiroki pursues a girl, but another one mysteriously appears in his life. Is she a figment of his psyche,...

Third sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly...

This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by...

Yoshida Denkichi does loses sight of his wife Chiyoko and daughter Toyoko during the war, and is taken in by a familiar woman, Oshige, and becomes...

Adapted from a novel by Kaoru Funayama

The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.

1969 Japanese movie