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髑髏の舞 (1923)
Character: 泰禅の妾おぬい
Directed by Eizo Tanaka.
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人間苦 (1923)
Character: N/A
Directed by Kensaku Suzuki.
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生活線ABC (1931)
Character: N/A
Japanese silent film directed by Yasujirô Shimazu, originally released as a two-part movie on December 11, 1931.
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恋愛風景 (1929)
Character: Old farmer's wife
Japanese film from 1929.
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お坊ちゃん (1926)
Character: Yuzou's Wet Nurse
Japanese silent film from 1926. (Obo-chan meaning "Young Master.") Written by Ayame Mizushima, the first female screenwriter in Japan.
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生活線ＡＢＣ 藤枝の巻 (1931)
Character: N/A
First chapter of Tasujiro Shimazu's ABC Lifeline, released two months before ABC Lifeline: Part 1 and ABC Lifeline: Part 2.
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金色夜叉 (1932)
Character: Kanichi's Mother
Kan’ichi Hazama and Omiya Shigisawa are engaged to be married, but Omiya breaks the engagement to marry a wealthy banker’s son. Heartbroken, Kan’ichi becomes a moneylender, and years later their paths cross again under changed circumstances. Adapted from a popular serialized novel of the same name.
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七つの海・後篇・貞操篇 (1932)
Character: Yoriko, his wife
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 Sone family.
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家族会議 (1936)
Character: Nobue
A melodrama about a businessman's relations with the three women in his life.
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忠臣蔵 (1932)
Character: Orui's mother
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 feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As the first sound version of the classic narrative, the film was something of an event, and employed a stellar cast, who give a roster of memorable performances. Director Teinosuke Kinugasa was primarily a specialist in jidai-geki (period films), such as the internationally celebrated Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1953), and although he is now most famous as the maker of the avant-garde silent films A Page of Madness (Kurutta ichipeji, 1926) and Crossroads (Jujiro, 1928), Chushingura is in fact more typical of his output than those experimental works. The film ranked third in that year’s Kinema Junpo critics’ poll, and Joseph Anderson and Donald Richie noted that 'not only the sound but the quick cutting was admired by many critics.
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私の兄さん (1934)
Character: Takako
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 mother. Jyuta tries to correct him…
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陸の王者 (1928)
Character: Landlady of the waiting room at Kagetsu
Japanese silent film from 1928, ranked as Kinema Junpo's second-best Japanese movie of the year.
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若者よなぜ泣くか (1930)
Character: Tosuke's Mother
A modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.
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蝕める春 (1932)
Character: N/A
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.
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清水次郎長全伝 後篇 阿修羅復讐の巻 (1926)
Character: N/A
A dramatized chapter in the life of Shimizu Jirocho, a famous yakuza boss, gambler, and folk hero of the 1800s.
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鉄の処女 (1928)
Character: Sisters' Aunt
After being separated from their parents in childhood and left as orphans, Kyōko and Namiko were raised with the love of their aunt and grew into beautiful women who attracted the attention of many. Yet the chaste and gentle elder sister, Kyōko, somehow came to be called the “Iron Maiden.” When Namiko asked her about it, Kyōko would only say, “No matter what the world says, you are the only one I trust.” There was a reason for Kyōko’s transformation. One night, after seeing off Shinji, who had come to visit their ailing aunt, a man named Hayakawa assaulted Kyōko on her way home. Wounded, she chose to bear the title “Iron Maiden” herself. She also resolved in her heart to leave the inheritance of her aunt’s house to her younger sister. But then, Namiko appeared before Kyōko, intending to introduce a suitor. To Kyōko’s shock, it was none other than her rapist. Kyōko resolved to protect her sister at all costs.
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青春交響楽 (1928)
Character: Tane Tomura
Japanese silent film from 1928.
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絹代物語 (1930)
Character: N/A
Japanese silent film from 1930. Directed by Heinosuke Gosho, the film marked a new stage in the artistry of Kinuyo Tanaka, earning acclaim strong enough to greatly expand her following as a leading actress.
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猛犬の秘密 (1924)
Character: N/A
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
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進軍 (1930)
Character: Otoki (Mother)
A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of the local squire, who introduces the lad to her pilot brother and his flying officer friends; through hard work, and despite the handicap of a lowly class status, he eventually succeeds in qualifying as a pilot and joining the air force.
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朗かに歩め (1930)
Character: Mother
Kenji is a small-time thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, and she finds out what kind of guy he really is, she leaves him "until he becomes an honest person." Kenji soon finds it's not easy to get rid of one's past.
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不壊の白珠 (1929)
Character: Mizuno's mother
Toshie, a young, conservative secretary-typist has fallen in love with Shozo Narita, a young man she has met through her work.
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大学は出たけれど (1929)
Character: Mother
Tetsuo Nomoto, a young college graduate tries to find a decent job by himself. Later on, he will marry his girlfriend, Machiko, whom he hides the fact that he has no job. Hardships come quickly, which forces Machiko to find a job in a bar.
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