Chōchō Miyako

My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, ...

Osaka Story (1999)

Young Wakana is the daughter of a husband and wife comedy act, who have worked together for 20 years without any big success. Wakana's parents quarrel constantly, and her mother often threatens to leave. When one day her father disappears, Wakana sets out ...

Ohan (1984)

A story of a shopkeeper and his ex-wife, lives full of tragedy. ...

Kigeki kazoku dōmei (1983)

Blue Jeans Memory (1981)

A trio of high school boys get summer jobs at a seaside resort. Soon, however, they learn that the woman who runs it is in financial trouble. The three decide to help her. ...

Vengeance Is Mine (1979)

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police. ...

Beauty Wandering Story (1977)

A Kawachi Rascal's Song (1976)

Even after turning 30, Matsutaro Tokuda is still single and spends his days driving a white taxi. He likes to gamble, although he doesn't have a talent for it. However, there was a woman that fell in love with such a man... ...

Oretachi no toki (1976)

Japanese youth film. ...

Bridal Cruise (1976)

Daisuke and Shinichi are companions who frequent girlie shows and parties until they find out they are rivals bidding for control of a major resort hotel. During the bargaining sessions each accuses the other of misconduct because of their escapades, thus ...

Seigida! Mikatada! Zeninshugo!! (1975)

Chotaro and Nakanishi, a duo of unemployed advertisers, drifted to Isehama, a port town near Yokohama, but a gang was making its presence felt in the town and the shopkeepers in the shopping arcade were troubled by it. Chotaro poses as a journalist and use ...

Japan Beauty Story (1974)

Love Is After School (1973)

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)

After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride. ...

The Little Hero (1970)

A five year old boy leaves his mother and grandparents to see his father who has gone to work in Osaka. ...

The Street Car Game (1969)

Comedy around a motorman and a conductor of a streetcar. ...

Yosakoi Journey (1969)

A drama by director Masaharu Segawa. ...

Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)

Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him. ...

Topsy-Turvy Journey (1969)

A drama from director Masaharu Segawa. ...

Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)

Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even tho ...

Scrap Collectors (1968)

Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka. ...

The Shy Deceiver (1968)

A young thug wanna-be yakuza falls in love with a country girl. ...

Nunnery Confidential (1968)

Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period. ...

Traveling in Party (1967)

A comedy about Hikoichi, a mediocre train conductor who falls in love with a beautiful widow Sayuri. ...

Sucharaka Shain (1966)

Maeda Yoichi's film adaptation of the long-running TV comedy series of the same name (1961-1967; TBS) written by Kagawa Toshio and produced by Sawada Takaharu (Tenamonda Sandogasa). The humorous story of a group of likeable loser ("sucharaka") employees at ...

The Pornographers (1966)

Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, Haru, and her family. From time to time, Haru shares her bed with Subu, though she believes her dead husban ...

Chivalrous Nature (1965)

Rampaging Dog (1965)

Abare inu is a 1965 action-comedy film directed by Kazuo Mori. It is the fourth film in the series. ...

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again (1965)

Hoodlum Match (1965)

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances. ...

Red Diamond (1964)

After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the azuki beans market. A young man tries to regain his wealth in the bean market. ...

Gazing at Love and Death (1964)

A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy who loves her. They originally met at the hospital. There it transpired that the only way to save her life was to sacrifice an eye and part of her face. The ...

The Domain (1964)

The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill. ...

Blue Eyed Bride (1964)

Sentimental Mobsters (1963)

A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during their travel destination! Innocent to cute girls and reckless to bad guys! Exciting entertainment! ...

Rabble Tactics (1963)

The warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers to keep the wolf from the door. The farmers are recruited in groups of fifteen. In Yaju's village, there are only twelve men, so they press Oto, who looks more ...

The Confusing Journey of Jirocho (1963)

An entertaining historical drama featuring popular comedians from the Kansai region of the time, such as Makoto Fujita, Minoru Shiraki, and Gannosuke Ashiya. Raizo Ichikawa as the famous yakuza boss Jirocho. ...

Futari dake no toride (1963)

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Elegant Beast (1962)

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved. ...

New Bad Reputation Continues (1962)

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo (1962)

A Country Boss (1962)

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage. ...

Kanpai! Sararīman shokun (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Nippon no obaachan (1962)

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With n ...

The Princess of Badger Palace (1958)

Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Princess Kinuta, who has never left the palace, didn't enjoy communing with wildlife for long when she was chased by bandit moles and accidentally fell into the V ...

The Blue Sky Maiden (1957)

Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was. ...

Utau yajikita kogane dōchū (1957)

1957 Japanese movie ...

Fighting Birds (1956)

Yajikita manzai dōchū koshinuke ikka no maki (1955)

1955 Japanese movie ...

Yaji Kita manzai dochu-Bakehime sodo no maki (1955)