Yuriko Hanabusa Movies

1936 P.C.L. adaptation of Natsume's novel.

The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a...

This film attempts to reconstruct the tension of the Battle of Shanghai through an episode in an understated way, introducting its story in a...

A friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome private eye named Mitamura while both are investigating...

A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.

A 1943 film.

Slice of life film centered on a couple of years in the life of a rural high school girl.

Shûe Matsubayashi movie

Nikkatsu finally responds to Suzuki's growing discontentment by giving him a bigger budget and a better script. This episodic collection of "real...

Adaptation of Fumiko Hayashi's novel.

Japanese film based on the life of writer Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896).

After learning that he has accidentally killed a man in a fight, Unokichi must look after the man's pregnant widow.

One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.

The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .

A "slice-of life" film about a group of high school girls in 1940s Japan.

An irreverent take on a medieval Noh drama, Hokaibo sees Enoken play the titular monk whose lusts drive him to murder.

A young woman seduced by a rich man, takes revenge on him with the help of a young idealistic worker. Considered a lost film.

This film is strongly anti-war film. The film is based on the collection of writings by Japanese student soldiers who died during World War II. The...