Fujiko Yamamoto Movies

A story of aristocratic star-crossed love.

Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic...

A series of murders surrounds the 70,000 ryō in buried treasure hidden by the Kanayama Magistrate.

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.

After helping a woman recover her wallet, which had been stolen by a pickpocket, a rough-around-the-edges young man who is a sixth-dan judo...

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after...

Film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako

Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter...

Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka.

The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the...

Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn...

Late romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.

A romance between a young koto prodigy and the head of a koto school’s daughter.

After years of living a comfortable existence as a housewife, Aki starts to suspect that her husband is hiding something.