Kikuko Hanaoka Movies

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he...

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power.

A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their...

Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku".

A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives.

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

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of...

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the...

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He...

Japanese comedy film.

An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she...

1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan.

Japanese comedy film.

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This...

The day to day life in an establishment for delinquent teenage girls.