Chieko Naniwa Movies

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it...

Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a moving look at the lives of women of tenacity and...

A ruffian joins the ranks of the emperor’s guards.

Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in...

A story about a wealthy family and the greed and selfishness of three daughters and relatives, after the passing of their old father

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.

Hikaru and Ichiro are close friends in high school. Hikaru's elder brother Tadashi fell in love with Ichiro's elder sister, Mikako at first sight....

The adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is about to be purchased by a client, steals money from...

A man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him.

1962 Japanese movie

Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Naomasa, the former lord of Okayama Castle and the head of the Iseda family, takes a strange boy, Kirihito, under his wing. However, Naomasa is sent...

On Wings of Love is a 1957 Japanese romantic musical film directed by Toshio Sugie. It was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year and the first...

1962 Japanese movie

Masuo and Sazae are enjoying their newlywed life in their new house, even though they are in company housing. Masuo's colleague is invited to thank...

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is...

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

Sixth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".