Michiko Hoshi Movies

1958 Japanese movie

Early jidaigeki by Tai Kato

From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as this exciting movie stars the great Misora Hibari...

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and...

A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogun vassal, mysterious robberies, brutal killings,...

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

A melodramatic love story, a would-be apprenticeship between the titular bad girl and the optimistic scholar returning from the big city. It is...

The love between young college students Toki and the handsome Takaga is tested when Takaya's parents, who despise Toki's family's geisha house...

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

An upstanding young man who is popular with the ladies takes on a corrupt group of men in his company.

Film about the 2-26 Incident.

1950 film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

One of the greatest film serials ever to come out of Japan puts together an all-star cast in the search for the key of the Crimson Peacock, a...

Hibari Misora plays a singing guide, who is secretly in love, her fortunes turn for the worse when a gangster’s henchman hears her singing and...

A burnt corpse of a man was found in Okutama. As a result of the investigation, it turns out that the criminal strangled the victim with a bandage,...