Known for
7.2An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
6.9A pair of blind masseurs, an enigmatic city woman, a lonely man and his ill-behaved nephew—The Masseurs and a Woman is made up of crisscrossing miniature studies of love and family at a remote resort in the mountains. With delicate and surprising humor, Hiroshi Shimizu paints a timeless portrait of loneliness and the human need to connect.
The Masseurs and a Woman
1938
6.6A Japanese mountain inn patron's foot is cut by an ornamental hairpin accidentally left behind by a former patron, leading to much curiosity among the other patrons regarding her identity.
Ornamental Hairpin
1941
NRJapanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.
Dancing with a Mask
1943
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Our Planes Fly South
1943
7.5During college military training exercises, the bond between two friends and athletic rivals is tested when one of them becomes involved with a woman who may be a prostitute.
A Star Athlete
1937
Film credits
1940s · 3 titles
6.6A Japanese mountain inn patron's foot is cut by an ornamental hairpin accidentally left behind by a former patron, leading to much curiosity among the other patrons regarding her identity.
Ornamental Hairpin
1941
NRJapanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.
Dancing with a Mask
1943
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Our Planes Fly South
1943
1930s · 3 titles
7.2An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
6.9A pair of blind masseurs, an enigmatic city woman, a lonely man and his ill-behaved nephew—The Masseurs and a Woman is made up of crisscrossing miniature studies of love and family at a remote resort in the mountains. With delicate and surprising humor, Hiroshi Shimizu paints a timeless portrait of loneliness and the human need to connect.
The Masseurs and a Woman
1938
7.5During college military training exercises, the bond between two friends and athletic rivals is tested when one of them becomes involved with a woman who may be a prostitute.
A Star Athlete
1937
