Yuriko Hanabusa Movies

An aging company president pushes a youth-focused corporate fitness campaign but struggles to keep up himself.

A moving story depicting the spirit of a young marathon runner who set a new world record in Boston, encouraged by the love of his family, a young...

Manao Horiuchi movie

1936 P.C.L. adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his...

"Shacho" comedy about the president of a salt manufacturing company.

Young men endure challenging flight training in the Yokaren, a program feeding new pilots into the Army and Navy. By the time of the filming, the...

A lighthearted satire of Japan’s postwar corporate elite, The Executive Gentleman’s Register blends farce, romance, and boardroom comedy...

A cosmetics executive promoted to chairman faces chaos at home and work as his company undergoes major changes and internal power shifts.

The Yoshikawa family is a typical small town family. With only the father's and daughter's salaries to support the family's six members, life is not...

A 1943 film.

The First Investigation Department is investigating a murder case that took place at a government agency, with particular attention to finding an...

A novice city-based teacher's first assignment is to a fishing village's grade school. The young teacher's first week with her new students is...

An irreverent take on a medieval Noh drama, Hokaibo sees Enoken play the titular monk whose lusts drive him to murder.

1945 Japanese movie

In this continuation of Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (Shacho sen ichiya, 1967), Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo...

One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.