Mitsuko Yoshikawa Movies

A young man discovers that the woman who raised him is his stepmother. His stepbrother, who is unaware of the revelation, resents his mother for...

Three beautiful daughters grew up in a dog and cat care clinic. The eldest was named Takako (Keiko Tsushima), the second was Tsugumi (Keiko Awaji),...

Melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut

The 1929 Japanese film "Mother" which helped child actress Hideko Takamine become a star.

Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife and son, Hanji, to embark on a journey. He killed a...

A widow works as an insurance seller to raise her three children

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

Film by Hiroshi Shimizu, featuring an early role for frequent Ozu and Naruse collaborator Hideko Takamine.

A boy falls in love with a girl. Neither of them know that she's to be sold to a brothel.

1945 Japanese movie

Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her dancing begins...

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

A melodrama by noted auteur and father of director Yoshitaro Nomura, Hotei Nomura. This is apparently the first adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's The...

A young couple flee their disapproving parents, get lost of Mt. Akagi and find a cache of gold protected by the ghost of a gangster.

A family story in the year of 1943 during the war. The director is Shunkai Mizuho, who worked on "Hibari no Circus Sad Kobato" starring Hibari Misora...

Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run judo school.

Sabu Toshinobu is an archaeologist who has taken a liking to Kinuyo Tanaka, the daughter of an archaeologist at an inn in Izu, where he is visiting...

A wealthy family will not allow the military to grow crops on their fields due to their superstitious beliefs about their son's illness.