Kōji Mitsui Movies

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...

Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for...

A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. She returns to her family home while they rent out...

One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with...

A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him.

1962 Japanese movie

Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been...

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

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

A widow works as an insurance seller to raise her three children

The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

Hisshoka is a 1945 Drama film directed by four Japanese directors.

A melodrama by noted auteur and father of director Yoshitaro Nomura, Hotei Nomura. This is apparently the first adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's The...

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a...

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

The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.

1962 Japanese movie