Kikuko Hanaoka Movies

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he...

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

When a young man inherits his father's lucrative business, he cheats the system to set up three of his college friends with jobs.

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression.

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of...

This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power.

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane...

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He...

Japanese comedy film.

A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.

A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.

Scammer Horikawa Shinbei hopes to make a quick buck using Namie, a stripper under his control.

Japanese war drama.

Japanese war film.

1952 Japanese film directed by Kunio Watanabe.