Ranko Hanai Movies

During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword...

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

A Fond Face from the Past is also set in a rural community, specifically a village outside Kameoka, near Kyoto. In some ways this short,...

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a...

1944 war movie

The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw. Considered a lost film.

Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness

Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death...

A film dealing with the comings and goings of individuals in the immediate postwar period.

Set in wartime at the Yawata Steel Works in Tobata, Yawata, and Kokura cities in Fukuoka Prefecture, the film depicts people taking on the evil blast...

A university professor and his wife have two sons with infantile paralysis. Through trial and error, they struggle to open a school for disabled...

What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited married couples of sisters and brothers. Love comedy...