
Acting
Tsuneko Sudō
Acting credits
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha no mizūmi
1953
Eiji Izutsu, a young architectural engineer, suddenly came into a massive inheritance on the condition that he marry a woman named Chigusa Takemura, who owned a jade ring. If he failed to fulfill this condition, the inheritance would go to Chigusa instead.
Byakuran kōran
1952
NRReleased on the same date as Shochiku's version.
Freedom School
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Asakusa monogatari
1953
8.0Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
Who Will Judge Me?
1951
NRA literary masterpiece that sharply critiques the ethics of modern romance, featuring a 48-year-old father who burns through the last of his youth with a teenage girl, and a daughter in her twenties who falls in love with a younger man and champions sexual liberation.
Yonjū-hassai no teikō
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Boshisen
1951
NRAmerican Sergeant falls in love with a Japanese woman.
Forever My Love
1952
NRA comedy directed by Koji Shima about a men's game. Reckless and exciting, definitely worth watching! Miyoshi Oki was born in Hokkaido and grew up in a dirty carriage that his father owned. His dream was to have a horse with a good coat that costs 10 million yen and he set a goal for it. At the invitation of Otaki-gumi executive Iwasa, he joined Otaki-gumi while the leader Sozaburo was sick. Miyoshi's method is not to deal with the yakuza's morale and slashing, but to handle things mentally....
Muchana Yakko
1964
A pure love story between a former member of the imperial family who has been demoted to commoner status and a young girl.
First Love Story
1947
A film adaptation of Nobuko Yoshiya’s popular novel.
Tsuma mo koisu
1950
7.5Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous revenge of the 47 Ronin.
Samurai Vendetta
1959
NRA story of first love between a misogynistic astronomer and a dancer he met on the street.
Nanatsu no seiza
1951
A 1937 Japanese language film directed by Tomu Uchida, starring Ryo Akaboshi, Mitsuru Date and Hisao Furutani.
The Naked Town
1937
No synopsis available yet.
Port of Tears
1949
6.7A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.
The False Student
1960
7.1Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.
Giants and Toys
1958
6.3On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned when their rival clan steps in to exact revenge.
Afraid to Die
1960
NRDeep down, a dark shadow always lingered in the heart of Ushio, a young prosecutor who had made a name for himself by cracking down on organized crime. In the bribery case involving his old college friend Ayao, he had sought a two-year prison sentence in accordance with the law. Ayao took his own life, and his family was torn apart by the world’s persecution.
Kenji to onnakanshu
1949
7.0A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
The Whale God
1962
7.3The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a marriage for her with a disagreeable man whom she has rejected.
Lightning
1952
NRA dispute over the estate of a wealthy family’s patriarch erupts between the son’s widow and her child on one side, and the villain’s niece and brothers on the other. When the villains’ carefully crafted facade is exposed, a monk who sides with the widow puts on the performance of a lifetime. A heartwarming pastoral comedy rich in human warmth.
The Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog
1946
NRA unique tale of romance and action in which an escaped convict fights villains to save his comrade’s sister from danger, only to fall in battle.
The Orion Constellation
1948
NRA story depicting the true nature of a vulnerable woman who abandons love, severs the bond between father and daughter, and challenges the very embodiment of greed and materialism.
Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki
1950