Ranko Hanai

Born: 1918-07-15


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Sanshiro Sugata

as Osumi Kodana
Released: 1943-03-25

The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn...

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Repast

as Koyoshi Dohya
Released: 1951-11-23

Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage, all she does is cook...

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Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

as Ogino
Released: 1935-06-15

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads,...

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Where Chimneys Are Seen

as Katsuko Ishibashi
Released: 1953-03-05

Gosho’s most celebrated film both in Japan and the West, Where Chimneys Are Seen is perhaps the...

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右門捕物帖 片眼狼

as uncredited
Released: 1951-01-08

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The Shiinomi School

as Fumiko Yamamoto
Released: 1955-06-28

A university professor and his wife have two sons with infantile paralysis. Through trial and...

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Nichijô no tatakai

as uncredited
Released: 1944-08-03

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Love Letter

as uncredited
Released: 1953-12-13

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love...

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The Way of Drama

as uncredited
Released: 1944-05-11

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of...

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A Wife's Heart

as uncredited
Released: 1956-05-03

Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly...

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Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

as O-Kume
Released: 1950-11-18

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

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Rinchi

as Okayo
Released: 1949-12-20

Japanese noir.

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Wings of Victory

as uncredited
Released: 1942-10-15

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Five Sisters

as uncredited
Released: 1954-06-08

The story of five sisters.

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珍説忠臣蔵

as Yozenin
Released: 1953-01-03

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

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Sunset Over Mount Fuji

as Geisha Kotaro
Released: 1952-11-10

Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi

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Ginza Cosmetics

as Shizue Sayama
Released: 1951-04-14

A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.

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Kuriyama Daizen

as uncredited
Released: 1936-11-12

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

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The Monkey King

as Kannon
Released: 1940-11-06

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan....

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Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

as Kimie Uematsu
Released: 1952-10-09

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Invitation to Happiness

as uncredited
Released: 1947-10-30

Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness

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A Second Life

as uncredited
Released: 1948-02-03

1948 Japanese drama film.

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Living Image

as uncredited
Released: 1948-10-12

A film dealing with the comings and goings of individuals in the immediate postwar period.

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Sky of Hope

as Chiyo
Released: 1942-01-14

What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited...

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The Best Lord in Japan

as uncredited
Released: 1937-12-08

At the residence of a feudal lord in a mountain province, a young lord, accompanied by his...

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Snow-Flake

as Tsuruko
Released: 1950-05-17

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As Long as I Live

as uncredited
Released: 1946-08-01

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Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo

as uncredited
Released: 1949-08-08

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have...

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A Fond Face from the Past

as Osumi
Released: 1941-01-18

A Fond Face from the Past is also set in a rural community, specifically a village outside...

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Jacks and Jills

as Taeko (Michiru's mother)
Released: 1956-08-15

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Kunisada Chūji

as uncredited
Released: 1935-02-02

Japanese historical film.

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These Foolish Times

as uncredited
Released: 1947-10-12

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Ōma no tsuji

as uncredited
Released: 1938-06-01

Set in the late Edo period of the assassination of Dairo Ii, the sword and emotional romance...

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Under the Blossoming Peach

as uncredited
Released: 1951-03-24

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The Fighting Firemen

as Oshimo
Released: 1939-06-22

Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the...

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Miki, the Swordman

as uncredited
Released: 1951-11-02

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to...

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Duel at Yagyu Valley

as Haruna
Released: 1945-05-17

During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends,...

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Great Bodhisattva Pass

as uncredited
Released: 1935-11-15

1930s Japanese film.

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Fallen Blossoms

as Akira
Released: 1938-02-02

Set against the backdrop of an imperial victory in the civil war leading up to the Meiji...

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Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa

as uncredited
Released: 1942-11-05

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Yasubei Horibe

as uncredited
Released: 1936-12-17

Pre-war jidaigeki film from 1936, produced by Uzumasa Hassei Eiga studios

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Old Songs

as uncredited
Released: 1939-02-01

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Hot Wind

as Yasuko
Released: 1943-10-07

Set in wartime at the Yawata Steel Works in Tobata, Yawata, and Kokura cities in Fukuoka...

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Numazu Officer School

as uncredited
Released: 1939-02-21

Japanese war movie

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Guntō nanban-sen

as uncredited
Released: 1950-06-13

1950 Japanese movie

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Blizzard Ronin

as uncredited
Released: 1939-01-11

The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.

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Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

as Otsuta
Released: 1951-02-11

Jidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi

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The Woman Aiming for the Shogun

as uncredited
Released: 1937-10-21

A man attacks the shogun, but does not succeed in his assassination attempt. He flees to the...

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