Kikuko Hanaoka

Hell Worms (1979)

A group of bandits flee to the mountains after killing an evil moneylender. Remake of Hiroshi Inagaki's Jigoku no mushi (1938). ...

006 wa uwaki no number (1965)

Japanese sex comedy film. ...

Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni (1962)

The last film produced by Shintoho. ...

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps (1962)

The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5. ...

Devil's Nursery Rhyme (1961)

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

Watashi wa uso wa mōshimasen (1961)

Japanese comedy film. ...

Kaachan (1961)

Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression. ...

Invitation to the Enchanted Town (1961)

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

Invitation to the Enchanted Town (1961)

A comedy based on the manga by Isao Kojima, written by Isao Matsuki (Kaidan Ama Ghost), and directed by Morihei Magaya (Gonin Musume). The photography was handled by Shigeyoshi Yoshida of "The Vampire Bride". ...

Ren'ai Zubari Kōza (1961)

A omnibus movie consisting of the three parts: "Kechinbo", "Yowak" and "Kōshoku". ...

Five Violent Girls (1960)

Japanese comedy film. ...

Deep River Melody (1960)

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

Tōkaidō yajikita chin dōchū (1959)

Japanese comedy film. ...

Elegy of a Geisha (1959)

1959 Shintoho adaptation of Kyoka Izumi's novel "A Woman's Pedigree". ...

The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)

This horror tale adapts the Japanese legend which tells of a man who faces the consequences of betraying his wife in order to acquire wealth and power. ...

Holiday in Japan -Chapter 2- (1958)

Part 2 of Holiday in Japan ...

First Love of Okon (1958)

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

Holiday in Japan (1958)

Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding. ...

Sekai no haha (1958)

Hibari's Triple Role: The Transformation of Yukinojo — Part II (1957)

Hibari's Triple Role: The Dazzling Transformation of Yukinojo (1957)

The Ghost of Kasane (1957)

A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane swamp. However, the ghost of the masseur returns to haunt the samurai, who kills his wife by mistake and then ...

Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed (1957)

In the first year of Chōroku, Satomi Yoshimi, lord of Takita Castle in Awa, faces defeat by neighboring lord Anzai Kagesuren. As the castle nears collapse, Anzai demands a seed from Yoshimi's lineage, specifically from his wife, Fushihime. Outraged but fa ...

Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition (1956)

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 decisive ...

Kingorō no omawari-san (1956)

Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Wakai omawari-san" by Shiro Sone. ...

The Ghosts of Yotsuya (1956)

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the kabuki classic: Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan (1826) written by Tsuruya Nanboku and is one of the most famous gho ...

Daigaku no kengō: Keiraku no abarenbō (1956)

Japanese youth film about kendo. ...

Girl's Reform School (1956)

The day to day life in an establishment for delinquent teenage girls. ...

Morishige is a Fake Gentleman (1955)

Scammer Horikawa Shinbei hopes to make a quick buck using Namie, a stripper under his control. ...

Nonki saiban (1955)

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 the crim ...

Chutaro of Banba (1955)

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 runs ...

The Playful Fox and the Thousand Cherry Trees (1954)

Japanese comedy film. ...

Rikidozan no tetsuwan kyojin (1954)

1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan. ...

Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru (1954)

Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi. ...

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced (1954)

Japanese war film. ...

Love Letter (1953)

Five years after the end of the Second World War, Reikichi, a repatriated veteran, translates love letters for Japanese women to American GIs, while searching for his lost love, Michiko. ...

Yasen kangofu (1953)

In 1942 South China, hardened field hospital nurse Yukiko secretly loves Sergeant Nemoto. The arrival of a fragile new nurse, Keiko, reawakens Yukiko's warmth but also sparks intense jealousy when Nemoto shows Keiko kindness. As the two bond over a shared ...

Mole Alley (1953)

33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating from a girls' school in Hokuriku, she immediately moved to Tokyo to meet and marry Ogata. After neatly writ ...

Geisha Waltz (1952)

1952 Japanese film directed by Kunio Watanabe. ...

A Girl at Eighteen: Surprised Heaven (1952)

Japanese comedy film. ...

Big Hit Pachinko Girl (1952)

Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman's son, only to have their romance derailed by a ruthless loan shark and a mounting family debt. As the parlor faces ruin, the narrative weaves through slapstick antic ...

Ginza Cosmetics (1951)

A few days in the life of a quiet geisha, single mother of a smart young boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza. A woman devoted to others' needs, she'll end by taking part herself in one of the many disguises of Ginza. ...

The Man Without a Nationality (1951)

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa ...

Under the Blossoming Peach (1951)

A picture-story-show operator, accompanies her son, Akira, who lives apart from her, to a hot-spring medical treatment and spend a moment of brief happiness together, but eventually the time comes to say goodbye. The portrayal of the children and the atmos ...

A Mother's Love (1950)

A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives. ...

Guntō nanban-sen (1950)

1950 Japanese movie ...

Sanshiro of Ginza (1950)

An early film by Kon Ichikawa ...

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima (1949)

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 mysterious leg ...

Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo (1949)

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their leader is. ...

Lord for a Night (1946)

In 1887, two businessmen, Echigo-ya and Kitahara, compete for railroad construction authorization from the government. The minister states that a local noble must not object, and his missing younger brother is the only one who could sway him. Meanwhile, Om ...

The Way of Drama (1944)

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles like those used by amateur actors to dramatise contemporary events. ...

This Happy Life (1944)

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less. ...

Kantaro of Ina (1943)

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa. ...

Omokage no machi (1942)

A 1942 film. ...

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

In late 19th-century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that the praise he receives is only due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated, he turns to Otoku, a servan ...

Tsukiyo Karasu (1939)

The ambiguous relationship between a woman musician and her young student. ...

Banchō sarayashiki (1937)

short film about Banchō Sarayashiki. ...

The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate (1935)

Two cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder, but are too scared to report it to the police. In the meantime, an innocent man is arrested as the murderer and chaos ensues. ...

The Dancing Girl of Izu (1933)

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets there, including their youngest girl. The student finds the naïve girl attractive even though he eventual ...

No Blood Relation (1932)

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. ...

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932)

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

Rikugun Daikoshin (1932)

Passion (1932)

Film by Hiroshi Shimizu, featuring an early role for frequent Ozu and Naruse collaborator Hideko Takamine. ...

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1 (1931)

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a lumberland epic with a forest fire on Sakhalin Island, turns into a tragedy of King Lear dimensions, and mana ...

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 (1931)

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a lumberland epic with a forest fire on Sakhalin Island, turns into a tragedy of King Lear dimensions, and mana ...