Masuyo Iwamoto Filmes

Based on an autobiographical novel by Toshiko Takagi, set close to the end of World War II

A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from prison the plan for his revenge unravels.

Goro is an archeologist, fascinated with the national treasure Gassho clay figure and remains from the Jomon period. He meets a woman, Momoko who is...

A serious-minded policeman plays the role of robber in a police training operation against bank robberies. He's so good his fellow policemen can't...

To solve the mystery of her deceased husband, his wife departs to Shinshu.

First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.

A student, running late on the day of the University of Tokyo entrance exams, calls in a fake bomb threat in order to arrive on time.

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

Let's Go, Grandma! plays like an exuberant, goofy update to Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story. Kinuyo Tanaka plays the titular Grandma, who, after selling...

1963 Japanese movie

Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a ‘good’ Japanese woman should...

Takamura, a poet and sculptor, marries a budding artist named Chieko who dreams of becoming an oil painter. When a series of hardships befall her...

Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its...

After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kamikaze pilot, and the two ruffians...

1962 Japanese movie

Executive management of a major Tokyo construction company are getting bumped off one after another. It seems obvious that it is a former partner of...