Shoichi Nodera Movies

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki...

Part two of Shimizu's major silent Seven Seas, a family drama of the intertwining fates of the rich, decadent Yagibashis and the far less prosperous...

Episode in the life of a composer of a popular Japanese song.

A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.

The poor novelist Yamamoto is writing his novel, determined and with a headband around his head. With him, the novelist who is always in trouble...

Japanese jidaigeki from 1927.

Japanese jidaigeki from 1927. The titular character's nickname may suggest agility, stealth, or other outstanding skills.

Japanese silent film from 1926. (Obo-chan meaning "Young Master.") Written by Ayame Mizushima, the first female screenwriter in Japan.

After losing their parents, Eiichi and his sister Kikue are taken in by their aunt and uncle. Kikue is sent to Tokyo to work as a servant. Left...

The narrative is about a woman who faces hard times, when her husband is arrested for a crime committed by his boss. The woman also has a child to...

Japanese silent film from 1927.

Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his...

Early Japanese silent film by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Japanese silent film from 1925.

A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The...

Two criminal brothers try to go straight but face opposition from one of their criminal cohorts. Considered to be a lost film.

A Japanese wartime film directed by Yasushi Sasaki.