Acting
Aiko Mishima
Acting credits
9.0A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to kill him.
The Lowest Man
1958
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Machi no kotengu
1952
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
A film adaptation of Nobuko Yoshiya’s popular novel.
Tsuma mo koisu
1950
A lively, energetic film featuring a cast of up-and-coming actors, depicting the worries and joys of youth, friendship, and romance.
Hatachi zengo
1950
A romantic musical film based on hit records of the time.
Tokyo Night
1947
NRAmerican Sergeant falls in love with a Japanese woman.
Forever My Love
1952
7.0A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during their travel destination! Innocent to cute girls and reckless to bad guys! Exciting entertainment!
Sentimental Mobsters
1963
NRA small restaurant tucked away in the back of Ginza is run by Keiko, the owner’s daughter. Writers, club owners, corporate executives, and others are drawn to her charm.
Yoru wa usotsuki
1960
7.5"The Time of Reckoning" transforms a screwball-comedy plot into a sober study of a successful businessman with serious relationship problems involving three women: his wife of ten years who announces she is pregnant by another man; a mistress who wants to have a baby with him; and an ex-lover who claims he fathered her son.
The Time of Reckoning
1968
8.0Kyoko is the third daughter of the Nonomiya family, a very ordinary family. Momoko, the eldest daughter, is married to Ichiro, the president of Mihara Shoji, and Riko, the second daughter, is married to Jiro, the managing director, and they plot to marry Kyoko to Saburo, the third son of the Mihara family. Kyoko is angry at the marriage talk that is being pushed forward without her permission, and declares that she "definitely won't get married," but before she knows it, she begins to become aware of the other person...
The Most Valuable Wife
1959
NRA businessman who dreams of a successful career ends up embroiled in a murder case after a love affair.
The Midday Trap
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Doyō fujin
1948
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kanojo no tokudane
1952
NR1958 Japanese movie
Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei
1958
NRAs she takes a position as a gym teacher at a girls’ school as a form of “life training” before marriage, what awaits her is… A coming-of-age story of laughter and tears that unfolds at this all-girls’ school, revolving around a rookie teacher.
Miss Teacher
1955
9.0No synopsis available yet.
High School Geisha
1968
7.61930. In splendid snowy settings, the trials and pain of a woman married to a man who maintains a relationship with their servant.
Shroud of Snow
1967
NRA unique literary work depicting the crisis in the love and physical relationship of the ordinary Shimura couple.
Otoko no meigara
1961
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Woman Boss
1970
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Closing Time
1962
NRReiko Minagawa leaves her home in Okayama to avoid an arranged marriage she doesn't want. Upon arriving in Tokyo, she calls Akira Isomura, a college student for whom she has feelings. Isomura is pleasantly surprised by her call, and promises to meet her at the train station entrance in about ten minutes. However, unaware that there are two entrances, the two of them spend hours waiting at different gates and are ultimately unable to meet.
Kokoro no nichigetsu
1954
8.0The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his world is changing completely : his wife behaves like never before, considering she's now rich and has the right to do whatever she wants, even having an affair. (Also occasionally known in English as “Overflow”)
The Cast-Off
1959