Chōko Iida Movies

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

Sabu was once a boy soldier but people in his village disliked him. He finally broke loose when his land was taken.

The movie depicts the strength and resilience of a woman who spent her entire life as a merchant in Semba, Osaka.

Three men vying for the same job end up chasing the same girl in this comedy-drama from noted Japanese director Yasujiro Shimazu.

The narrative is about a woman who faces hard times, when her husband is arrested for a crime committed by his boss. The woman also has a child to...

Shinpachi Morimura, who was born in a fusuma craftsman's house, wants to join the Japanese navy. However, his father wants him to continue in the...

Lord for a Night is a 1946 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

About the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the starvation level. Utilising the Zenshinza theatrical...

Yasube Nakayama left the clan and lives in Edo. One day, Yasubei visits his uncle Rokuroemon Kanno to borrow money from a moneylender in the amount...

Pretty Oshige is deceived by her first love. After this, she lives a hard lifestyle, working at a number of jobs. Her only pleasure is her nephew,...

1950 Japanese movie

Directorial debut by Umetsugu Inoue, the famous director of Musicals

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...

Seventh movie of the Wakadaishō series directed by Kengo Furusawa

A period film about a peasant revolt in the region near Mount Fuji, occasioned by high officials' depriving the farmers of their water rights.

Japanese Warmovie

Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.

Heinosuke Gosho evokes in this film the family conflicts engendered by the eternal problem of a father who projects his professional desires on the...