Kinuyo Tanaka Movies

Japanese silent film from 1927. A landmark in the careers of two up-and-coming stars: director Heinosuke Gosho and, newly promoted to a starring...

A feature-length work based on Kan Kikuchi’s newspaper novel, adapted for the screen by Kōgo Noda. With performances by stars such as...

Japanese silent film from 1929.

Japanese silent film from 1927.

Japanese film from 1934.

Short Japanese silent comedy from 1926. Directed by "Kamata Nonkinosuke," a probable pseudonym for a junior director (literally "Carefree Man from...

Japanese silent film from 1929.

Japanese silent film from 1933.

Japanese silent film from 1928.

Japanese silent film from 1930. Directed by Heinosuke Gosho, the film marked a new stage in the artistry of Kinuyo Tanaka, earning acclaim strong...

Japanese silent film from 1928.

Japanese movie from 1934. The final film of director Hôtei Nomura, who died from a stroke suffered at a screening of this film.

Japanese silent film from 1926. (Obo-chan meaning "Young Master.") Written by Ayame Mizushima, the first female screenwriter in Japan.

A young student of traditional dance falls in love with a handsome young man who visits the dance school in order to take photographs.

Early Japanese silent film by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Sakura Ondo was a sound adaptation based on a popular 1934 song, produced at the Shochiku Kamata Studio as part of a five-studio competition to...

Hirano's wife Yasuko had grown weary of her life of poverty. Her feelings of dissatisfaction deepened when she met her elegantly dressed friend...

Because of her husband’s suicide, a young widow finds herself suddenly cast into a life of solitude, with only her beloved child in her arms....

1926 jidaigeki (period drama) directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Japanese silent jidaigeki from 1927.