Chōchō Miyako Movies

The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that...

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

Young Wakana is the daughter of a husband and wife comedy act, who have worked together for 20 years without any big success. Wakana’s parents...

Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady,...

Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Princess Kinuta, who has never left the palace, didn't...

Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she...

Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned...

A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy who loves her. They originally met at the...

A sequel to Ohana han.

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover...

Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.

A comedy about Hikoichi, a mediocre train conductor who falls in love with a beautiful widow Sayuri.

After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

1962 Japanese movie

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.

Even after turning 30, Matsutaro Tokuda is still single and spends his days driving a white taxi. He likes to gamble, although he doesn't have a...