Chōko Iida Movies

In "The Other Woman" the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have come to regard as their racy and slightly disreputable...

Graduate Okajima finds his old-fashioned beard makes life difficult in a comedy exploring the tension between tradition and modernity.

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

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

Dotanba - Last Minute

Sabu was once a boy soldier but people in his village disliked him. He finally broke loose when his land was taken.

A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.

Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru, a slightly demented woman who...

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji...

Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.

Students Watanabe and Yamamoto unknowingly compete for the same girl.

The story of a sailor who begins a love affair with a woman he saves from suicide.

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

A young couple is harrased by an uncle.

1962 Japanese movie

Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.

Japanese drama film.