Kaneto Shindō Movies

Yukie is a romance story about an American veteran (Bo Swenson) of the Korean War veteran and his undying love for a beautiful Japanese nurse named...

High-end cabaret hostess Masuko discovers her long-term lover is actually married. Determined to secure her future, she aggressively manipulates him...

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

Representing a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a conservative prosecutor of the benefits of Japan's...

The beauty of the Japanese family system is portrayed through the women who greet a woman who went to America thirty years ago to visit her grave.

Second movie in the yoidore hakase serie

Satsuo Yamamoto's filmic depiction of the famous 1949 Matsukawa Incident.

The eldest daughter of the Takamatsu family, Atsuko, a widow, returns home due to not getting along with her late husband's family. On the other...

This documentary by Hubert Niogret looks at the revival of Japanese cinema during the 1990s.

The daughter of a Prime Minister turns down the proposal of a young teacher when she falls for the wrong man. Despite the continual degradation by...

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

A dynamic woman who aspires to be a writer, living a wild life in constant search of freedom while indulging in lust with four men.

Heitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four unmarried daughters and decides to split his...

Nezumi Kozō is the nickname of Nakamura Jirokichi, a Japanese thief and folk hero who lived in Edo during the Edo period. His exploits have been...

The relationship between a rich young student and his lower class friend changes when they start to live both at a guest house. Both will be...

Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie. Ginshiro, who is as...

Follows the life of Tsuru, the poor daughter of farmers in Shinshu, Japan.

1950 Japanese film