Movies: Setsuko Wakayama

A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus....

Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus ...

Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. But she sees him only as a friend, so he helps another man to woo her by giving him the poetry of h...

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin...

A Japanese melodrama about three sisters, rival fashion companies, and attempted murder by overheated bathroom....

Omnibus of love stories from 1947 directed by famous directors, featuring big stars....

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan....

War film by Kon Ichikawa...

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to notice the terrible sacrifices made by his wife when she accepts a job at a local inn....

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33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating from a girls' school in Hokuriku, she immediately moved to Tokyo to meet and marry Ogata. After neatl...

The Angry Street includes a great deal of location shooting in the rebuilt city, including downtown streets, residential neighborhoods, the campus of the University of Tokyo, and the high life of jazzy dance halls. Sudo (Hara Yasumi) and Mori (Uno Ju...

Teacher Yukiko finds herself in opposition to conservative faculty and villagers after defending a student for being in a relationship with a young man from Tokyo....

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip....

Adaptation of a novel by Yojiro Ishizaka, originally released in two parts....

Directorial debut by Umetsugu Inoue, the famous director of Musicals...

Jirocho the gambler hits the road....

Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in love with a prostitute named Harumi, she convinces him to desert the army and live with her....

The film follows a young civil engineer, played by Toshiro Mifune, who is assigned to the Tase Dam construction site in what is now Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, and the human relationships involved in building the dam. A masterpiece by director S...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series....