Chieko Naniwa Movies

It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous...

On Wings of Love is a 1957 Japanese romantic musical film directed by Toshio Sugie. It was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year and the first...

A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens of Edo against a master-less...

Popular geisha Koharu suspects that Yusaku, a handsome stranger she falls in love with, is involved in a robbery of precious diamond.

A foot soldier from Tottori domain named Shirai Gonpachi showcased exceptional swordsmanship that even surpassed the domain's champion Honjo...

A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each...

Sazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and...

The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Danpei Ichikawa lives...

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

Melodrama about a young factory girl who "chooses riches over chastity".

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.

1962 Japanese movie

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined...

Kind hearted yakuza Hanjiro of Asama risks his life in saving his henchman Genjiro and his family.

A biographical movie about Shinran

Comedy about three soldiers, two female reporters, six prostitutes, and the wife of an officer, all stranded on a South Seas island at the end of...

A student at a woman's university takes a controversial action against the school's old-fashioned doctrines.

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip