Masuyo Iwamoto Movies

Yoshie Nogami, a factory worker by day, works as a bar hostess at night. She begins a passionate affair with one of her regulars, but his changing...

Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a ‘good’ Japanese woman should...

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its...

A serious-minded policeman plays the role of robber in a police training operation against bank robberies. He's so good his fellow policemen can't...

After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kamikaze pilot, and the two ruffians...

Let's Go, Grandma! plays like an exuberant, goofy update to Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story. Kinuyo Tanaka plays the titular Grandma, who, after selling...

First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.

Nobuko Sawaguchi is back housekeeping again in this sequel to the 2014 SP! This time around, Nobuko, having been given some pearl earrings as a...

A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from prison the plan for his revenge unravels.

1963 Japanese movie

Based on an autobiographical novel by Toshiko Takagi, set close to the end of World War II

1962 Japanese movie

To solve the mystery of her deceased husband, his wife departs to Shinshu.

Kaito was a marathon runner and hoped to compete in the Olympics. He gave up those dreams after an injury. Kaito now works in city hall and just...

Executive management of a major Tokyo construction company are getting bumped off one after another. It seems obvious that it is a former partner of...