Yo Shiomi Movies

Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese...

Set during Japan's Bakumatsu period, the film follows Fukuzawa Yukichi, a poor samurai's son who defies societal norms to study Dutch and English....

A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing...

Part 1 of a 2-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. The central character here is Toyomi (played by Takako IRIE, star of...

Part one of two.

Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in postwar Japan.

One of three titles released the same year, with the same title based on the same story. This is the P.C.L. (Toho) Version

Japanese drama film.

Set in Qingdao, China, a Japanese company locates an office there and begins work and cooperation with a local Chinese company for business. Many...

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two families. Shusuke Tokuyama (Den Obinata) runs an...

Jidaigeki from 1940

A biographical film chronicling the life of composer Setoguchi Tōkichi (1868-1941) from his early days as a clarinetist in the Imperial Japanese...

Japanese film.

1952 Japanese movie

First "Maboroshi tantei" film, based on the manga by Jiro Kuwata.

Part two of two.