Hisako Yamane Movies

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

1952 Japanese movie

Historical drama about two samurai who fight over everything yet unite together to fight an evil lord.

The only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way.

Japanese film released to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.

This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.

A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss.

It was supposed to be about a love story, but it was and was not. An aircraft mechanic working for the government is matched by his boss with the...

1945 Japanese movie

A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi’s popular novel. Chiharu, a ballerina, and Shinichi, a thorough rationalist...

Reputedly based on Frank Capra’s 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, A Descendant of Tarô Urashima is about a repatriated soldier who...

Hanakosan (1943, TOHO, MAKINO Masahiro), a thoroughly light and joyful musical comedy, influenced by Busby Berkeley films, against the national...

Dai-ichi-bu: Dôkai-wan no rantô - Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie.

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.

A conflict between two yakuza families in Tokyo, the Izus and the Yoshidas, has recently broken out. When an Izu underling starts a fight with a...