Acting
Yoshiko Kusunoki
Acting credits
6.7In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets.
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
7.0Detective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she was not in the act. Instead, he listens to the story about her parents who killed himself and died for overwork to feel sorry about her.
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
No synopsis available yet.
Four Mothers
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Itsuki no komori uta
1954
8.0Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.
The Betrothed
1957
7.8The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich girl.
Warm Current
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Legendary Hell
1960
7.0Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.
On This Earth
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Red Love, Green Love
1962
6.5A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
Night Butterflies
1957
NRA young man named Kijima who works as a pianist in a small bar is surprised when one of the customers asks if he won't pretend to be the fiance of his sister. He is even more surprised when he is offered a million yen to play this apparently harmless role. Actually, it is anything but harmless. Both the customer and his sister are involved in a jewel robbery in which they have double-crossed two of their accomplices who are now out of prison and thirsting for revenge.
Back Stairways
1965
NR1962 Japanese movie
誘拐
1962
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Closing Time
1962
NR1962 Japanese movie
Danchi fujin
1962
5.0At sixteen, due to illness, Tsuruko goes blind, and has no choice but to become a massage therapist. One day, stumbling on a staircase, she meets a businessman and falls in love with him.
The Story of a Blind Woman
1965
NRA sweet and melancholy story that depicts, with beautiful sentimentality, the day when a dreamy and lovely young girl first discovers love in the twilight of Tokyo Tower.
Tasogare no Tokyo Tower
1959
10.0A young woman decides to leave school in order to help her sister.
Farewell Song
1955
NRA beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope, are paired with an innocent young artist and the daughter of a company president, creating a miniature picture of the youth of Tokyo that revolves around these four characters.
Tokyo Eyes
1958
9.01962 Japanese movie
Otoko to onna no sei no naka
1962
7.0Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman in the Taisho era.
Itohan Monogatari
1957
