Movies: Kikuko Hanaoka

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns t...

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....

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

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

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

An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she abandoned years before....

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

Two cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to the police. In the mean time, an innocent man is arrested as the murderer and chaos ensues. Pre-war jidaigeki film....

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 recommend Kinbei to offer it to his lord. Kinbei hesitates at first, since he knows the board has a mysterio...

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro...

Japanese war drama....

A 1942 film....

An exciting historical drama in which a beautiful woman secretly solves the family problems of the Owari clan. Hibari Misora plays two roles: a charming princess and a dashing youngster, performs songs and dances throughout the film until the big dec...

Directed by Yasujirô Shimazu....

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

Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku"....

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel....

Lord for a Night is a 1946 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa....

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taking the wrong course, the crime of seducing, and th...