Hiroko Machida Movies

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

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

Even the beautiful international port of Yokohama has a seedy underbelly. An action thriller in which a newspaper reporter plunges into a den of vice...

The story of a young police officer who risks his career to save the soul of a woman who curses societal evils and chooses the path of...

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

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...

"Though still young, Natsuko gave up the life of a geisha to become the mistress of the president of a shipbuilding company. When he is about to...

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

This story depicts the struggles of a man living in the cutthroat world of competition and the pure love of his wife.

1962 Japanese movie

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...

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.

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

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

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 film depicting a woman who gradually awakens to a new Japanese style of romance, moving away from the old Japanese style.