Haruyo Ichikawa Movies

The film adaptation of the famous tragic love story of the young samurai Shirai Gonpachi and the beautiful courtesan Komurasaki.

The story follows privileged college students who secretly work part-time at a beauty salon, amidst emotional and social struggles. It explores love,...

Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi

1945 Japanese movie

In the eleventh year of the Tempō era, the Kawarazaki-za theater in Edo buzzed with excitement for a new production of "Kanjinchō" by...

Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the story of this film is about the rise to power...

A man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.

A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the interesting human image of his...

Two brothers, Takamaru and Kikumaru, are living with their father, Hakuraku-Ou, until one day Hakuraku-Ou is killed by "Death's-Head" Ginnosuke, a...

1945 Japanese movie

film directed by Tai Katô