Yoko Minakaze Movies

A high-schooler involved in turn-of-the-decade student movements works to escape his comfort zone and apply himself.

A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but...

Based on the Seichō Matsumoto's story The Woman Who Took the Local Paper.

A woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest the U.S. Security Pact.

The second film in Toho's series on the military history of the Showa era, Hiromichi Horikawa's war drama offers a look at the career of...

Follows the life of Tsuru, the poor daughter of farmers in Shinshu, Japan.

It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a...

This film depicts the pure love between a girl raised by a strict father and a young man working in a small factory to support his family. The...

Richness, severity and pureness of love is beautifully and sentimentally depicted.

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.

Remake of 1949 film

Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is...

A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings.

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of...

In 1942 South China, hardened field hospital nurse Yukiko secretly loves Sergeant Nemoto. The arrival of a fragile new nurse, Keiko, reawakens...

One of Sayuri Yoshinaga's first leading roles.

Film by Deme Masanobu