Isuzu Yamada Movies

A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts...

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

A "slice-of life" film about a group of high school girls in 1940s Japan.

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.

Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope...

A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in...

A mother and her daughter who run a quiet mountain hotel, and guests who visit the hotel. A girl who does not know what a broken heart is, the...

The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when...

A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is...

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

Chushingura has been made into a movie several times before, but this time it will be presented in a widescreen version with all natural colors and a...

Nakamura Yukinojō, Edo's most popular actor, discovered that his parent's enemy, Ohara Genba, had changed his name to Isshiki Kurōnosuke...

Japanese crime film

A continuation of the prior film (影法師).

On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken down. His colleague Ryunosuke felt responsible and...

Historical drama depicting the life of Banzuin Chobei.