Tanie Kitabayashi Movies

Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.

A girl suffering from an incurable disease get in a coma, while her boyfriend visit her to the hospital, she visits the beyond.

Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect will try to reunite with an old flame.

Part two of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.

1961 Japanese movie

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families.

Part one of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.

Nanjo, a new teacher at a girls' high school, unwittingly becomes the object of gossip when he buys underwear for Shimizu and spends his vacation...

In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He starts to work as a rickshaw driver, but his lover...

In the backstreets of Ginza, the boss of a hairdressing salon is found dead, killed by strangulation. The detective on the case soon hears rumors...

Film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako

The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata...

In this program based on the book of the same name by Ishimure Michiko, Kitabayashi Tanie plays “Goze,” a blind wandering performer who...

Based on the novel by proletarian writer Sunao Tokunaga. The story is about a long strike by workers at a large printing house and the strikers'...

In a small town, Tomoko, a new bus conductor, works hard to prove herself. She crosses paths with Saburō, the company president’s playful...