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南国太平記 (1937)
Character: Tsunade, Hachirota's daughter
Japanese film.
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森の石松 (1937)
Character: N/A
The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw. Considered a lost film.
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又四郎行状記 鬼姫しぐれ (1951)
Character: Otsuta
Jidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi
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夕焼け富士 (1952)
Character: Geisha Kotaro
Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi
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女の暦 (1954)
Character: N/A
The story of five sisters.
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なつかしの顔 (1941)
Character: Osumi
A Fond Face from the Past is also set in a rural community, specifically a village outside Kameoka, near Kyoto. In some ways this short, thirty-six-minute film is Naruse's most moving negotiation of the militarist restrictions of the time, perhaps because it is also his most direct engagement with the culture of war. When a newsreel comes to Kameoka featuring a local man named Yoichi, it causes some excitement in the community and, of course, in Yoichi's own family. First of all his mother makes the newsreel (Nippon News, no. 14), which begins with the same marching music that opens his own film, followed by a curious baby judging context in Los Angeles featuring two hundred Japanese babies. Released in January 1941, almost a year before the pacific war begins, this “found footage” is indicative of Japanese imperialist ambitions beyond Asia long before Pearl Harbor.
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生きている画像 (1948)
Character: N/A
A film dealing with the comings and goings of individuals in the immediate postwar period.
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次郎物語 (1955)
Character: N/A
Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death of his mother.
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桃の花の咲く下で (1951)
Character: N/A
A picture-story-show operator, accompanies her son, Akira, who lives apart from her, to a hot-spring medical treatment and spend a moment of brief happiness together, but eventually the time comes to say goodbye. The portrayal of the children and the atmosphere of the hot spring resort shine through in this film about a mother by master filmmaker Hiroshi Shimizu.
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幸福への招待 (1947)
Character: N/A
Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness
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雲月の鈴蘭の妻 (1940)
Character: N/A
This is a rokyoku film of Tenjuken Ungetsu II (Hideko Itami), a popular rokyoku performer who was famous for her seven different voices for men and women of all ages.
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熱風 (1943)
Character: Yasuko
Set in wartime at the Yawata Steel Works in Tobata, Yawata, and Kokura cities in Fukuoka Prefecture, the film depicts people taking on the evil blast furnaces that prevent increased production. The film was shot on location at the actual Yawata Steel Works for an extended period of time, and special effects were created using a miniature blast furnace that closely reproduces the actual one.
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Asagiri gunka (1943)
Character: Osumi
At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.
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日本剣豪伝 (1945)
Character: Haruna
During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword and martial arts. Hozoin loses a series of matches with master swordsman Kozumi Ise-no-kami. Bitterly ashamed, Hozoin embarks on a journey, trying to perfect his skills. A few years later, Hozoin is ready and it's time for the ultimate showdown with Ise-no-kami!
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堀部安兵衛 (1936)
Character: N/A
Pre-war jidaigeki film from 1936, produced by Uzumasa Hassei Eiga studios
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珍説忠臣蔵 (1953)
Character: Yozenin
A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.
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国定忠次 (1935)
Character: N/A
Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.
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栗山大膳 (1936)
Character: N/A
Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi
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銭形平次捕物控 平次八百八町 (1949)
Character: N/A
Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their leader is.
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花ちりぬ (1938)
Character: Akira
Set against the backdrop of an imperial victory in the civil war leading up to the Meiji Restoration, Fallen Blossoms tells the story of the sorrows of women in a geisha house in Kyoto by recounting the relationships of its inhabitants.
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虞美人草 (1941)
Character: Sayoko
1941 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.
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白夜の饗宴 (1932)
Character: N/A
In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status. He nevertheless pursues her until her initial disgust breaks down into fondness, then romantic feelings, inducing her to abandon her fiance on their wedding day.
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のんき裁判 (1955)
Character: N/A
A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taking the wrong course, the crime of seducing, and the crime of killing with laughter.
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将軍を狙う女 東海美女傳より (1937)
Character: N/A
A man attacks the shogun, but does not succeed in his assassination attempt. He flees to the mountains and hides in a shed. There he finds an old man and a girl. The latter is the daughter of Shogun's former wife and also has revenge on her mind. The former is also connected to the castle. Separately a girl lives at the shogun's castle and believes in god.
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平手造酒 (1951)
Character: N/A
After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up as bodyguard to Shigezo of Sasagawa leading up to an epic battle.
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希望の青空 (1942)
Character: Chiyo
What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited married couples of sisters and brothers. Love comedy in 1942.
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丹下左膳餘話 百萬兩の壺 (1935)
Character: Ogino
A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.
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浪人吹雪 (1939)
Character: N/A
The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.
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芝居道 (1944)
Character: N/A
The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles like those used by amateur actors to dramatise contemporary events.
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恋文 (1953)
Character: N/A
A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
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日本一の殿様 (1937)
Character: N/A
At the residence of a feudal lord in a mountain province, a young lord, accompanied by his vassals and courtiers, listens to the rokyoku singer Toraizo at a leisurely pace. The title of the play is "Notes of Lord Mito's Travels. This play caused great turmoil in the feudal lord's house. The young lord was more impressed than anyone else by Lord Mito's benevolent management and actions, but he made the mistake of trying to follow in his footsteps...
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めし (1951)
Character: Koyoshi Dohya
Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.
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喧嘩鳶 (1939)
Character: Oshimo
Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger sister of Jirokichi, a city firefighter from the Ha-gumi group, from a samurai who is trying to kidnap her. Oshimo has feelings for Kichigoro. At this moment, a fire warning bell sounds in the city...
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逢魔の辻 (1938)
Character: N/A
Set in the late Edo period of the assassination of Dairo Ii, the sword and emotional romance that depicts the murderous world. The turmoil of the end of the Edo period is depicted through the nameless Ichii people, centering on the main character of the Hatamoto collapse that is drunk by the waves of the end of the Edo period.
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煙突の見える場所 (1953)
Character: Katsuko Ishibashi
Where Chimneys Are Seen focuses primarily on the interconnected lives of two couples in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Senju, a poor industrial section of Tokyo.
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エノケンの孫悟空 (1940)
Character: Kannon
A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenichi Enomoto) fight their way to their goal, their path is fraught with internal strife.
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しいのみ学園 (1955)
Character: Fumiko Yamamoto
A university professor and his wife have two sons with infantile paralysis. Through trial and error, they struggle to open a school for disabled children at their own expense. Based on a true story, it features natural child performances under Hiroshi Shimizu’s skillful direction.
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姿三四郎 (1943)
Character: Osumi Kodana
The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new form of self-defence: Judo. The main character is based on Shiro Saigo, a legendary judoka.
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妻の心 (1956)
Character: N/A
Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly close to the bank clerk (Mifune Toshiro) she's asked for a loan.
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銀座化粧 (1951)
Character: Shizue Sayama
A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.
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