Chieko Higashiyama Movies

Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his...

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

In the year 1786, Shogun Ieharu Tokugawa selected beautiful Ochisa to be his concubine. It causes other concubines to become very jealous and mean....

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....

A family of Kyoto textile workers struggles after tragedy.

Story of a romance between a middle-aged journalist and a young woman.

A young student falls into a hopeless romantic attraction to a sick girl, whom he can only see from afar.

The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’...

One of many adaptations of "Onna no isshō", this time by Yasuzo Masumura as a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo.

Pu Zhe, the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko the daughter of an aristocratic family. To the surprise of all, a deep love...

Three IJN flyers Mikami (Susumu Fujita), Kawakami (Masayuki Mori) and Murakami (Akitake Kono) are good friends, and they are all renowned for their...

The Siege of Osaka

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in...

A student at a woman's university takes a controversial action against the school's old-fashioned doctrines.

The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outspoken actress Sumako Matsui, and leaves his family...

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

Tozai Electric president Minamoto (Yanagi) is about to be pursued by the public prosecutor's office and tries to bribe Manabe (Saburi), the man in...