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...

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

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.

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

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

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

Japanese comedy film.

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

Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.

The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

A 1942 film.

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets...

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...

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

Japanese comedy film.

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

Japanese comedy film.