Akio Isono Movies

A pair of blind masseurs, an enigmatic city woman, a lonely man and his ill-behaved nephew—The Masseurs and a Woman is made up of crisscrossing...

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in...

An aging geisha, whose angry teenage son is ashamed of her profession, works alongside a young geisha, resentful of her family for forcing her into a...

Mariko studies at a missionary school in Shinshu. She drops out of school and joins her father on a circus tour when she discovers that her father,...

A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.

Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some...

A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.

Shochiku melodrama about the loves of the humble people living in the poor tenament called the Ryuheiso.

A boy, who is separated from his mother in an air raid, endures suffering and grief alongside his kind uncle.

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

Kinuyo is a daughter of doctor of Chinese medicine, and Yasuo is a son of surgeon. Their families always fight like cat and dog. This relationship is...

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again, but Haruki departs to Europe.

Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

Watanabe Kazuma and Kawai Matagorō from the Bizen Okayama Ikeda clan were close friends, but they inevitably became enemies after Matagorō...

1962 Japanese movie

A story of a store that makes Tabi socks.

33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating...