
Acting
Masami Morikawa
Born 1918-12-06
Acting credits
7.0A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run away to Kyoto, but her child suddenly became sick and she just missed the train and Kozo. She makes it to Kyoto finally, but is unable to meet him. Plus she isn't accepted into Kyoto society. She goes back to her hometown and tries to forget him. She quits the hospital to concentrate on her singing. She makes her professional debut with the hit "Aizen Katsura". Kozo is in the audience.
The Tree of Love
1938
NRNaomi Tazawa (Hiroko Kawasaki), who works at Isetan Department Store, was told by an executive at a film company (Ken Uehara), that he was going to make a film about her. She was scouted to become an actress, but she held strong. Around that time, her adoptive father dies, and at the time of his death, she learns that her real father was a man of high rank.
Women at War
1939
NRA nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Flowers of Patriotism
1942
7.0Yuki is a young, single mother supporting herself and her son, Haru, with a job as a bar hostess.
Forget Love for Now
1937
7.0Pretty Oshige is deceived by her first love. After this, she lives a hard lifestyle, working at a number of jobs. Her only pleasure is her nephew, who eventually becomes a merchant marine. When Oshige meets her old love ten years later, she is able to forgive him and even thank him for the path her life has taken.
A Certain Woman
1942
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Her Hoodlum Lover
1957
6.0A group of female doctors travel to a remote village during their summer holiday to offer free medical care to villagers. There they must battle prejudice and superstition as much as disease.
Record of a Woman Doctor
1941
7.0Three men vying for the same job end up chasing the same girl in this comedy-drama from noted Japanese director Yasujiro Shimazu.
The Trio's Engagements
1937
7.0Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again, but Haruki departs to Europe.
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
6.9After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced to sell their house to cover his debts and decide to move in with one of the former's children, each of whom is scarcely happy to accommodate.
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
8.01939 Japanese movie
Zoku aizen katsura
1939
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Red Fan
1952
NRThe adventures of a demobilised soldier and a group of war orphans under his care on Ringing Bell Hill. Third installment of a wartime film trilogy.
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume
1949
7.0Melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut
Lovers' Duet
1939
NR"Pure White Nights" - A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the psychology of their marriage with elegant and a controversial touch. Love, art and suffering until the tragic and absurd ending.
Pure White Nights
1951
6.2A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods.
Nobuko
1940
6.0Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to protect her virtue in a land of vice. Meanwhile, an ageing actor wants to be a hero off stage as well as on, and the troupe matriarch Marie has to keep them all together.
The Lights of Asakusa
1937
NR1953 Japanese movie
Ganpeki
1953
NRThe timid first love of high school students! A whisper of love between a young man and a girl! The experiences of a middle-aged couple with a child! A cheerful work depicting the problems between three generations of men and women in a bright and healthy manner.
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass
1954
8.5The eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow aristocrat she thinks is a dullard. This part is told from the perspective of Akemi.
The New Road: Akemi
1936
6.0Jie attended a women's university with the financial support of her geisha sister Oha and became a lawyer. The aim. Michiko, one of the seven best friends from the same women's college, is getting married. The man she's marrying is her sister's lover.
New Woman Question and Answer
1939
NRMariko is an innocent girl who grew up in the highlands of Shinshu. She moves to Tokyo to live with her father who has successfully returned to Japan. Mariko is simply confused by the life in Tokyo, which is different from her own. Only her private tutor Daisuke was an advisor she could tolerate. Mariko develops slight feelings for Daisuke and finally realizes that he is her first love...
Over That Hill
1951
5.3Adaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital, depicts the love lives of the director's daughter, the administrative director, a doctor, and a nurse.
Warm Current
1939