Kinuyo Tanaka Movies

Japanese jidaigeki from 1927. The titular character's nickname may suggest agility, stealth, or other outstanding skills.

Japanese silent film from 1925.

Japanese silent jidaigeki from 1927.

Japanese film from 1925.

Japanese film from 1925.

A dramatized chapter in the life of Shimizu Jirocho, a famous yakuza boss, gambler, and folk hero of the 1800s.

Japanese silent film from 1928.

Shirō Kuroki, the adopted son of the Yamada family, shares a deep and mutual love with his foster sister, Kinuko Yamada. His commitment to...

Japanese silent film from 1930. The second chapter of "The Big City: Labor" (1929).

A feature-length work based on Kan Kikuchi’s newspaper novel, adapted for the screen by Kōgo Noda. With performances by stars such as...

Japanese silent film from 1929.

When a young man inherits his father's lucrative business, he cheats the system to set up three of his college friends with jobs.

Japanese silent film from 1927.

Japanese silent film from 1928.

In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy...

Japanese silent drama from 1927.

Japanese silent film from 1928. Kinema Junpo ranked it among the ten best Japanese movies of the year.

A Japanese mountain inn patron's foot is cut by an ornamental hairpin accidentally left behind by a former patron, leading to much curiosity among...

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a...

short film about Banchō Sarayashiki.