Hisako Yamane Movies

In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved...

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

Song of the White Orchid was a co-production of Toho and Mantetsu, the railway that served the colonial region of Manchuria, and the first film in...

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.

Set against the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion, two Osaka families navigate the radical social shifts of the early Meiji Era. As the merchant class ascends...

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

1952 Japanese movie

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts...

Period film about the legendary detective Umon

A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss.

Japanese mystery thriller.

Japanese film released to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.