Hiroko Machida Movies

A historical drama that tells the story of a simple girl, Chizuru, who entered the imperial palace as a maid and rose to the top because of her love...

Centered on a young college student who puts his youthful passion into developing true judo and the fiery mentor he admires and studies under.

Tatsuya Kakurai, a young mahjong player from Shinjuku; Satsuki, an office worker and player from Marunouchi; the veteran "Demon" Nagamasa; Awano, a...

Kamezo, a manzai comedian, had been taking a break from performing while his partner Tsuruko was giving birth, but Tsuruko announced that she was...

In the 19th century Edo period, sisters Oshizu and Otaka have sacrificed their personal happiness to work and care for their ailing father. Otaka...

A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister, Miki. But soon the...

A Japanese soldier who died in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Hawaii entrusted Henry Gray with an unfinished score and promised to complete it.

In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their...

A melodrama centered on adolescent high school students that depicts the secrets and joys and sorrows known only to them.

This film begins with a teacher describing to his students how brave the crew was which died as result of Japan's first submarine accident. The film...

A romantic musical film based on hit records of the time.

While working in an education center for lonely children, a mother seeks her missing son.

TV film about the "Nishiyama Incident", a scandal surrounding the 1972 return of Okinawa to Japan. Produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of TV...

The romantic struggles of three close friends who came back from the war.

Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four...

A beautiful but sad romantic melodrama about three sisters who are uninhibited, pure and lovely, and who stand tall like the peaks of a place that...