Kinue Utagawa

Palace of the Singing Raccoon-Dogs (1942)

In this Japanese retelling of Cinderella, Okuro (Takayama) is the unfortunate stepdaughter of a family of tanuki: shape-shifting raccoon dogs. She hopes to see the tanuki prince (former Takarazuka star Miyagi) against her stepmother's wishes; the magical ...

Oichi no kata (1942)

Second Generation Married Couple (1940)

Second Generation Married Couple ...

Monster Cat Akabe Daimyojin (1938)

Film about Ghost-Cat. ...

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen (1938)

Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a venge ...

Kagamiyama Enchanting Romance (1938)

Japanese movie from 1930s ...

Arima Neko (1937)

Oyuki the Virgin (1935)

When a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats. During the long journey, the socially inferior women prove to be morally superior to their betters. ...

The Comb of Oroku (1935)

Once a wealthy local land owner, Toranosuke has long since fallen on hard times. Social ostracism befalls those who neglect communal duties and Toranosuke's life goes down hill by being exiled from the village. The story evolves around brother and sister U ...