Mariko Aoyama Movies

An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.

A student at a woman's university takes a controversial action against the school's old-fashioned doctrines.

Nikkatsu Roman Porno

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki Junichiro.

Eiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at singing, and lived her life playing around with her cronies, organizing music concerts and so on. However, things change when her father's business fails and she was suddenly thrown out into the world...

The story of a boy who befriends a lonely middle-aged man.

A Japanese short film, the earliest extant film of the great director Hiroshi Shimizu.

A story of a store that makes Tabi socks.

One of Mizoguchi's first films, considered lost.

A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods.

A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Their modest dream is to see their son grow and to be happy as a family.

12 men and women who participated in the actor workshop will face "why they act". A unique ensemble drama that combines the absurd sci-fi horror of the subject film with the documentary part.

A young man falls for one of the geisha working in the house where he lives. However, the romance doesn't find favour with his father or current girlfriend. Considered to be a lost film.

Directed by Kensaku Suzuki.