Chieko Higashiyama Movies

  • 1959
    The Snow Flurry

    The Snow Flurry

    The Snow Flurry

    6.71959HD

    After surviving the double suicide pact she made with her lover, a woman gives birth to their child.

    The Snow Flurry
  • 1962
    Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

    01962HD

    Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

    Nippon no obaachan
  • 1957
    Itohan Monogatari

    Itohan Monogatari

    Itohan Monogatari

    01957HD

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

    Itohan Monogatari
  • 1955
    The Maid's Kid

    The Maid's Kid

    The Maid's Kid

    71955HD

    In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her...

    The Maid's Kid
  • 1960
    Spring Dreams

    Spring Dreams

    Spring Dreams

    5.5711960HD

    When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous...

    Spring Dreams
  • 1948
    Apostasy

    Apostasy

    Apostasy

    5.41948HD

    In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.

    Apostasy
  • 1956
    Virtue in Spades

    Virtue in Spades

    Virtue in Spades

    01956HD

    Adaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.

    Virtue in Spades
  • 1960
    Shisha to no kekkon

    Shisha to no kekkon

    Shisha to no kekkon

    7.21960HD

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

    Shisha to no kekkon
  • 1971
    The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

    01971HD

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

    The Gentle Japanese
  • 1951
    Ah, Youth

    Ah, Youth

    Ah, Youth

    01951HD

    Ah, Youth
  • 1967
    Shogun and His Mistress 2

    Shogun and His Mistress 2

    Shogun and His Mistress 2

    31967HD

    In the year 1786, Shogun Ieharu Tokugawa selected beautiful Ochisa to be his concubine. It causes other concubines to become very jealous and mean....

    Shogun and His Mistress 2
  • 1958
    The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

    61958HD

    Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the...

    The Loyal 47 Ronin
  • 1954
    A Samurai's Love

    A Samurai's Love

    A Samurai's Love

    01954HD

    A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

    A Samurai's Love
  • 1947
    Marriage

    Marriage

    Marriage

    71947HD

    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.

    Marriage
  • 1932
    Rikugun Daikoshin

    Rikugun Daikoshin

    Rikugun Daikoshin

    01932HD

    Rikugun Daikoshin
  • 1949
    Ningen moyo

    Ningen moyo

    Ningen moyo

    01949HD

    A love triangle among a girl, her poor boyfriend, and a rich company president.

    Ningen moyo
  • 1971
    幻の殺意

    幻の殺意

    幻の殺意

    01971HD

    Adaptation of the Shôji Yuki novel.

    幻の殺意
  • 1937
    The Siege of Osaka

    The Siege of Osaka

    The Siege of Osaka

    01937HD

    The Siege of Osaka

    The Siege of Osaka
  • 1949
    Broken Drum

    Broken Drum

    Broken Drum

    6.71949HD

    When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in...

    Broken Drum
  • 1962
    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

    01962HD

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

    A Woman's Life