Chieko Higashiyama Movies

In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her...

A man driven mad amid the ravages of war, a woman who never found true love, and an innocent young man—all drawn once again to the military...

A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to sell every seat. Before the play begins,...

As she takes a position as a gym teacher at a girls’ school as a form of “life training” before marriage, what awaits her...

Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his...

1958 Japanese movie

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous...

The mistress of a crook real estate broker comes to terms with her soulless existence after an artist paints her portrait.

After surviving the double suicide pact she made with her lover, a woman gives birth to their child.

The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir. Kozaburo Yoshimura), is a little girl who...

The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’...

Yuji, a budding writer, meets and starts falling in love with his best friend’s girlfriend, Natsuko. The attraction is mutual but due to the...

A young man who is unable to tell his childhood friend how he feels makes a pledge with her to reveal all of their secrets during the upcoming...

One day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled company funds. To save the situation he withdraws his...

This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by...

Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

Adaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.