Takako Irie Movies

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is Takako Irie's first bakeneko (ghost cat) movie; it started a Daiei cycle which was very popular at the time in Japan.

The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.

A colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the Genroku Era. Tojuro, an extremely popular actor, feels the limits to his acting when he sees his rival troupe put on a new type of play featuring its star, Nakamura. He has the famous Chikamatsu write a new...

A hospital melodrama where the conflict between love and friendship rules the faith of the protagonists.

Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness

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

Adaptation of a novel by Nobuko Yoshiya that was serialized in "Shufu no tomo" between 1939 and 1940.

OSHINO, the beautiful daughter of restaurant owners, is in love with SHIRASAGI the painter. But there is another young man, the son of a moneylender family, who is desperately in love with Oshino...

1947 Japanese movie

1950 drama film

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

Second in the Nage Utasamon series

What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited married couples of sisters and brothers. Love comedy in 1942.