Chieko Naniwa Movies

Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a...

A parody based on Kabuki plays about thieves led by the famous Soshun Kochiyama.

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

Masuo and Sazae are enjoying their newlywed life in their new house, even though they are in company housing. Masuo's colleague is invited to thank...

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.

1963 Japanese movie

Aiko, a bar hostess, falls for the son of a company president who also keeps a mistress, and whose family disapproves of his relationship with the...

Hikaru and Ichiro are close friends in high school. Hikaru's elder brother Tadashi fell in love with Ichiro's elder sister, Mikako at first sight....

Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

A student at a woman's university takes a controversial action against the school's old-fashioned doctrines.

During the Genroku era, Azusa Gennosuke, renowned in Nara as a top swordsman and a scholar, crossed swords with the Magistrate Kurobane Yatayu, who...

A man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him.

A ruffian joins the ranks of the emperor’s guards.

Jidaigeki by Tai Kato

A home drama about a mother and her three daughters, based on the novel by Fumiko Hayashi.

1955 Japanese movie

The phantom thief, known as the "Actor Kid", who was creating a stir in the Daimyo's mansion, especially in the inner chambers, was called Inaba...

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.

Melodrama about a young factory girl who "chooses riches over chastity".

1962 Japanese movie