Hiroko Machida Movies

A young man who is ostracized by society because his older brother has a criminal record—a situation that even threatens his marriage—is...

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.

1961 Japanese movie

A sweet and melancholy melodrama set against the backdrop of the beautiful Seto Inland Sea, in which a pair of twin sisters, one a young lady of high...

A great famine struck all of Japan: the so-called Great Tenpō famine. It was a time when there were frequent uprisings in rural areas due to...

A pair of gangsters break into a lead factory, steal gold bars, and terrorize the factory owner’s family for three terrifying hours.

A silk mill worker living through a dark and twisted youth… What is chastity? A powerful work that speaks to society through the anguished...

Hibari no komoriuta (ひばりの子守唄, literally "Hibari's Lullaby") is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film...

A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to...

A Yasuzō Masumura film about a love affair starring Ayako Wakao. The literal title is The Two Who Got Wet.

A timely masterpiece that boldly reveals women's secrets on the issue of when abortion is acceptable...

A desperate detective on the trail of criminals who are holding a baby hostage and demanding one million yen

A story about a young woman who has been rehabilitated at a juvenile detention center for girls and released into society, but finds herself on the...

Two sisters live with their family. The elder is reserved; the younger lively. Yet, the former is first engaged and all goes well until the young man...

Set in the midst of the Satsuma Rebellion, this story depicts the sadness of a woman’s heart. Though she hates the Imperial Army captain who...