Kumeko Urabe Movies

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to...

The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.

When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.

When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the driver in this thrilling drama. The car was driven by...

The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and...

A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.

When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love...

Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect will try to reunite with an old flame.

Jiro, a smooth-talking, womanizing bartender, flees from a Yakuza boss to Yanagase.

In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts...

A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan.

Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.

Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

Ayako, a young woman from a rural fishing village, is sold by her family into a brothel when her father takes ill. There, she is quickly stripped of...

A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese navy.

When his pistol is stolen, police detective Murakami is humiliated, especially when the gun is later implicated in a crime. Working with his...