Tanie Kitabayashi Movies

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.

A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.

The three Matsunami sisters navigate adulthood and the complex social pressures of finding a husband while living under their traditional...

A detective sets out on a manhunt to catch a murderer before the crime's statue of limitations runs out.

Keiko Yukawa is a former prostitute and the newest inmate at White Lily, a female rehabilitation facility.

After the death of a colleague, the workers at a factory form a labor union.

Not too long ago, Soichiro was considered one of the most powerful men in business. But his business had failed, his granddaughter had committed...

1961 Japanese movie

Akira leaves for the Mt. Gassan foothills before winter's onset, visiting the local temple and interacting with the residents all while falling for...

A promising dancer asks her professor to write a libretto for a Nō play. He then introduces her to a student of classical literature, but also a...

A high school boy and girl in the midst of their youth try to get their parents to remarry.

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine how and why he lost his life. The investigation...

Film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako

The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.

1961 Japanese movie

A woman who grew up in a prestigious household, begins to have an affair outside the marriage.