Chieko Murata Movies

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...

In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household....

A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

The vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy and the public, wait for an opportunity to avenge...

Kanji is a poor peasant widower who struggles to earn a living for his daughter and himself and to pay off his father-in-law's debts.

Comedy drama film

An entertainment film set in a movie studio, featuring songs and hidden talents performed by male and female stars.

Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daughter will also fall victim to his curse, so that...

A literary masterpiece that sharply critiques the ethics of modern romance, featuring a 48-year-old father who burns through the last of his youth...

A woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she catches the eye of a businessman while working at a...

A 1937 Japanese language film directed by Tomu Uchida, starring Ryo Akaboshi, Mitsuru Date and Hisao Furutani.

Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Eriko" by Yukio Hashi.

Black Snow tells the tale of a disturbed young man who, after spying on his mother with a black serviceman, finds himself unable to attain sexual...

A beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope, are paired with an innocent young artist and the...

During the 20s in Japan, a romantic student at Tokyo's Waseda University is filled with noble sentiments absorbed from literature but his naive...