Chieko Higashiyama Movies

In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her...

Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man of refined tastes who is recovering from a stroke, discovers that, while his body is decaying, his libido still...

The mistress of a crook real estate broker comes to terms with her soulless existence after an artist paints her portrait.

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder...

A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.

Story of a romance between a middle-aged journalist and a young woman.

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

A village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish.

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

A love triangle among a girl, her poor boyfriend, and a rich company president.

Kameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love...

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.

Japanese drama.

1947 Toho film directed by Tadashi Imai

When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous...

Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman in the Taisho era.