Chikako Hosokawa

Late Chrysanthemums

With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ d…

Before Dawn

Miniature

Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha…

Shi no machi wo nogarete

Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War.…

Man of the House

This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wif…

Tokai no kaii 7-ji 03-bu

Miyamoto Tokunosuke works at a Detective Agency in the heart of Tokyo. When his lover Ranko tells hi…

Drifting

Adaptation of Fumiko Hayashi's novel.…

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Three sisters earn money for their bossy mother by being samisen street musicians. This means mainly…

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

Kimiko, a Tokyo white-collar working girl, lives with her serious, intellectual, haiku-writing mothe…