Sumiko Hidaka Movies

Describes the oppressed life of the crab fishermen and their final revolt which is bloodily suppressed by the Royal Navy.

Junko's only son dies in an accident. Junko is exhausted by despair and grief, and her husband, who should be there to support her, instead blames...

The East Asian Acrobatic circus enjoys popularity after welcoming the Asuka brothers, two prestigious trapeze acrobats. One day, one of the brothers...

A good young man accidentally joins a group of leg breakers

An adaptation of the famous 16th century novel, Journey to the West.

The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents and opponents clashed over the construction of...

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .

A murder case tied to a missing love letter… Heiji heads west along the Tōkaidō in pursuit of thirteen suspicious individuals.

Set in post-WWII Osaka, a young woman trapped working in a sordid lodging house run by her abusive stepfather falls for a visiting criminal in hopes...

A family of Kyoto textile workers struggles after tragedy.

During the war a man is bitten by a creature which looks like a cross between a bear and an ape in the jungle. Later he starts to transform to a...

From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.

1947 Japanese movie

A villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections

A private detective chases a female pickpocket into a film studio and dashes through the sets. With special appearances by a star-studded cast.