Van Shochiku Kinema (Kamata) Studios

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

Early Japanese sound film, a remake of Josef von Sternberg’s DOCKS OF NEW YORK set in Yokohama.

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

The seventh film in the popular series starring the Yotamono trio (Mitsui, Abe and Isono). Summer came and the three of them decided to open a store...

Michiko gets pregnant after a rape. She marries a boring business partner of her father to avoid the shame. Later she meets the rapist again who is...

Kato's splendid mustache is an obstacle when it comes to finding a job. However, he gets a job as a security guard at a construction site. The...

Short feature by Hiroshi Shimizu.

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...

Story of two close friends who long to become pilots in the air corps. Only one succeeds in entering the service, while the other finds a job in...

Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run judo school.

A young man torn between love and friendship.

Kenji and Chuko travel to Hokkaido as migrant workers and enlist as miners under the strict leadership of Guzuyasu. On the boat journey to Hokkaido,...

The Siege of Osaka

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.