Chieko Naniwa Movies

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.

Comedy about three soldiers, two female reporters, six prostitutes, and the wife of an officer, all stranded on a South Seas island at the end of...

A comedy of a high-spirited geisha, Koharu, who is at risk of being trapped in a conspiracy to take over a lucrative diamond mine business.

1962 Japanese movie

The story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era. The film won the prestigious Blue Ribbon awards for...

Japanese drama film.

Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a...

1962 Japanese movie

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip

This movie is based on an immortal literary work "The Snow Country," a story about a life of geisha Komako who lives in a region with heavy snowfalls.

A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes from the mountains to the ocean defeating the...

The adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is about to be purchased by a client, steals money from...

1962 Japanese movie

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is...

A ruffian joins the ranks of the emperor’s guards.

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Danpei Ichikawa lives...

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.

A man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him.