Kinuyo Tanaka Movies

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a...

Representing a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a conservative prosecutor of the benefits of Japan's...

The story of five sisters.

Three couples connected to rival business and theatrical families navigate complicated romances, workplace disputes, and family opposition.

1939 Japanese movie

This documentary composed of numerous testimonies and archives, filmed in Japan highlights the extraordinary career of the actress-director Kinuyo...

1926 silent film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.

This pair of gentle yet witty and inventive comedies from the director of The Neighbour's Wife and Mine typify both the formal experimentation of...

A Swiss nun falls in love with a Japanese engineer.

Early silent film from Hiroshi Shimizu.

A melodrama by noted auteur and father of director Yoshitaro Nomura, Hotei Nomura. This is apparently the first adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's The...

Japanese film from 1934, based on a novel by Itsuma Maki (real name Kaitarō Hasegawa).

A young man torn between love and friendship.

Japanese silent film from 1926.

Early Japanese silent film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.

Japanese contemporary drama from 1927.

Weed with Flowers

Shigeko and Midori, star swimmers at the renowned Kirishima Girls’ School, are training relentlessly with their sights set on the Los Angeles...

Japanese silent film from 1928. Kinema Junpo ranked it among the ten best Japanese movies of the year.