Chieko Higashiyama Movies

A dynamic woman who aspires to be a writer, living a wild life in constant search of freedom while indulging in lust with four men.

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

Pu Zhe, the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko the daughter of an aristocratic family. To the surprise of all, a deep love...

A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.

1958 Japanese movie

Adaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.

A young student falls into a hopeless romantic attraction to a sick girl, whom he can only see from afar.

In postwar Japan a young woman is unable to marry her sweetheart because her family's in difficult circumstances and needs her income to keep afloat.

After Shuichiro moved to Tokyo, the Tanno family became completely female, including Mrs. Tanno, Shuichiro's daughter-in-law Manzuko, painter...

The mistress of a crook real estate broker comes to terms with her soulless existence after an artist paints her portrait.

One of many adaptations of "Onna no isshō", this time by Yasuzo Masumura as a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo.

Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman in the Taisho era.

A young woman decides to leave school in order to help her sister.

Motoko Fujikawa works in the Seisen Church as an assistant to pastor Maki Inokichi. Motoko falls in love with Inokichi's virtuous character and...

A story about four best friends and their lives inside and outside college. Then suddenly one of them receives a surprising offer to be a movie star.

A case of mistaken identity in which a woman assumes the role of widow to a man killed in a train accident.

Japanese mystery thriller.