Kikuko Hanaoka Movies

A omnibus movie consisting of the three parts: "Kechinbo", "Yowak" and "Kōshoku".

A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives.

Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression.

A 1942 film.

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.

Japanese comedy film.

1959 Shintoho adaptation of Kyoka Izumi's novel "A Woman's Pedigree".

The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka....

Japanese comedy film.

A group of bandits flee to the mountains after killing an evil moneylender. Remake of Hiroshi Inagaki's Jigoku no mushi (1938).

Japanese war drama.

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

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...

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

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.

Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku".