Haruko Sugimura Movies

Young widow Ine is suffering under the harsh treatment of her mother in law. As a former Geisha, Ine had struggled to be accepted into the...

A 1948 Japanese film.

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

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.

Woman melodrama by Shiro Toyoda

Slice of life film centered on a couple of years in the life of a rural high school girl.

One of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds that he must take care of the wife and child of...

Based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Story of the beautiful blind daughter of a wealthy businessman who falls in love with a servant.

After the death of a colleague, the workers at a factory form a labor union.

A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in the island of Hiroshima to begin preparations for...

Minamimura, who had always wanted to be free, suddenly quits his job. His hardworking wife is surprised and angry, and throws him out of the house....

The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old...

A film adaptation of Rikuo Honjo's novel "Ishikari River".

Reputedly based on Frank Capra’s 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, A Descendant of Tarô Urashima is about a repatriated soldier who...

Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such...

Ebihara is a budding novelist entangled in a complicated web of relationships with three women from three different generations: Kazue, a coquettish...

Inochi uruwashi

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

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his...

Domoto Kozue, a gifted young ikebana artist, shoulders the legacy of her late father’s school while navigating the pressures of family...