Shizuo Chūjō Movies

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

A former geisha marries a widowed farmer, but ends up running away to Tokyo after being unable to cope with the hardships of life in the countryside.

1959 youth comedy.

The second film in the "Inu" series.

This unique melodrama depicts the anguish of a new wife whose husband confesses to her his infertility on their wedding night. The virgin wife, who...

1961 Theater of Life adaptation.

A judo movie.

An industrial espionage film.

A bride suddenly disappears from the wedding venue, and her boyfriend begins searching for her. Things get hectic around the two of them.

Former policeman Matsushita Hiroshi is a professional marksman shootist. When his keen eye catches his target in the dry urban darkness, the hard,...

A romance between a young koto prodigy and the head of a koto school’s daughter.

Judo movie.

The three Matsunami sisters navigate adulthood and the complex social pressures of finding a husband while living under their traditional...

A handsome and pure-hearted employee who thought he was single actually has a secret child. His girlfriend, a beautiful secretary, and the...