Chūji Kinoshita Movies

A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense...

After Aoi Shingo, the illegitimate son of Shogun Yoshimune has gained prominence as the finest swordsman in the land, he tries to lead a peaceful...

Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob.

A Japanese businessman is sent to Sri Lanka and meets a beautiful Japanese woman with a past. They befriend an old Japanese-Indian widow who has an...

In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home...

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the...

Based on a novel by Ayako Miura.

Atsumi Kiyoshi, famous for his role in Torasan, stars as Aoki Goichi, a veteran train conductor who dedicates himself in providing quality service to...

This drama of middle-class life in postwar Japan tells the story lower-middle-class workers in the city of Kawasaki, and their troubles and travails.

Japanese comedy film.

A lone wolf tries to eliminate a drug-smuggling operation.

Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression.

Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business from struggling miners during the turbulent Meiji...

Film about the 2-26 Incident.

A middle-aged man's family loses patience with him as he struggles with his seemingly directionless life.

The plans of a trio of burglars are continually thwarted by the arrival of visitors to the house they plan to rob.

Masaki Kobayashi directs this romantic drama concerning a family of florists.

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