Kingorō Yanagiya Movies

Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a...

1963 Japanese movie

The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.

Japanese comedy film.

Sazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and...

1962 Japanese movie

Young lord investigates the mysterious death that takes place in the underworld.

Saito Torajiro directed this light comic musical about the lives and loves of three cheerful, lively young men on the R University Rugby Club, Toshio...

Third film in the "Ekimae" series, this time set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother Jiro run the bento shop, "Goraku." One day, Keiko...

Driven by a murderous intent, he pursues the palanquin carrying the renowned onnagata Kikunosuke, who has taken the place of the princess destined to...

Japanese comedy film.

1955 Japanese movie

Based on the comic by Shosuke Kurakane. Shown in two parts.

Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.

Buntaro, the president of a food trading company got tired of the day-to-day routine of life. The new secretary, Nobuko, suggested her "shacho-san"...

Fourth installment in the "Achako's Notebook of Youth" series.

Kotaro Shimoyama, once a government official, loses his job and separates from his wife, Sachie. He now resides with his daughter, Haruko. By chance,...