Yōko Umemura
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
as OsataIn late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an...
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The 47 Ronin
as uncreditedIn 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the...
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Sisters of the Gion
as UmekichiUmekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when...
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Osaka Elegy
as Sumiko AsaiAyako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from...
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Akanishi Kakita
as MasaokaA samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a...
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Oyuki the Virgin
as Michiko YokoiWhen a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats....
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晴小袖
as 三次郎の母お直A lost film directed by Ushihara Kiyohiko based on a story published in the Mainichi Sunday...
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And Yet They Go On
as uncreditedDirected by Kenji Mizoguchi. Released in 2 parts. His only release of 1931
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The Woman Who Touched The Legs
as Hamako KasugaiA twice-remade ironic comedy about a writer's encounter with a female thief.
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Poppy
as Fujio's motherBased on Soseki Natsume’s 1908 novel of the same title, Poppy is an ornately complicated story...
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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
as OsenA quintessential example of the period "ghost cat" (bakeneko or kaibyo) movie, this was one of...
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Osaka Woman
as uncreditedFollowup film to Osaka Elegy - Osaka Woman
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Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One
as uncreditedA Japanese silent film
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A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
as uncreditedDirected by Kenji Mizoguchi.
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Miss Okichi
as uncreditedKenji Mizoguchi is credited as “supervisor” on this rare Japanese genre film, which stars the...
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