Chieko Higashiyama Movies

A village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish.

A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.

Judo movie.

The Siege of Osaka

Yamada Maki, who has a strained relationship with her father and a protective older brother, Katsuyoshi, faces a series of emotional challenges,...

Woman melodrama by Shiro Toyoda

Adaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.

Set during Japan's Bakumatsu period, the film follows Fukuzawa Yukichi, a poor samurai's son who defies societal norms to study Dutch and English....

Tozai Electric president Minamoto (Yanagi) is about to be pursued by the public prosecutor's office and tries to bribe Manabe (Saburi), the man in...

A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to sell every seat. Before the play begins,...

This movie attempts to present the reality of doctorless villages to society at large, while focusing on simple human love in a heartwarming episode...

First japanese talking movie.

A love triangle among a girl, her poor boyfriend, and a rich company president.