Mitsuko Yoshikawa Movies

In Depression-era Tokyo, the life of a single mother and her young son are disrupted by the return of her ex-husband, who fathered the child and...

1945 Japanese movie

1939 Japanese movie

The story focuses on the widower Nemoto, ostensibly a businessman, who has one son, Kanichi, the hero of the title. Nemoto remarries; his new wife is...

1930. In splendid snowy settings, the trials and pain of a woman married to a man who maintains a relationship with their servant.

Japanese film from 1929.

Japanese silent film from 1930. Directed by Heinosuke Gosho, the film marked a new stage in the artistry of Kinuyo Tanaka, earning acclaim strong...

Japanese silent comedy from 1928.

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town...

An eroticized adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's classic novel, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the...

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

On vacation's eve, a boy is sent to the countryside to live with his uncle after his father is imprisoned and accused of embezzlement.

A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.

A salaryman finds some money in the street and gets a reward for returning it to its rightful owner. However his colleagues immediately start...

This film was mainly shot in the Japanese skiing resort Hokkaido in 1937-38 and was intended to create support for the coming winter olympics of 1940...

Japanese silent film from 1927.

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki...

Two people are fascinated by a sculptor's statue. The film is lost.

Japanese home drama starring Kinuyo Tanaka.