Machiko Kitagawa Movies

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for...

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful...

1962 Japanese movie

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their...

Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko...

An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.

Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.

1961 Japanese movie

A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in...

The 40th and final "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Kanjuro Arashi.

Sazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's parents' home, the Isono family. However, the...

Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly close to the bank clerk (Mifune Toshiro) she's asked...

1962 Japanese movie

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

Period romantic drama.

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

1962 Japanese movie

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

7th film in the President series and the first entry in color.