Chieko Baishô

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Honokaa Boy
6.7

Honokaa Boy

Mar. 14, 2009

Honokaa Boy

Leo, a young Japanese college student, travels to Hawaii and eventually falls in love with Maray, an older Japanese-Caucasion woman. Release: ...
A Distant Cry from Spring
7.7

A Distant Cry from Spring

The quiet life of a mother and her young son living on a farm in Hokkaido is changed by the arrival of a man who ignites flames of romance in the ...
Sing, Young People
6.3

Sing, Young People

Jan. 06, 1963

Sing, Young People

A story about four best friends and their lives inside and outside college. Then suddenly one of them receives a surprising offer to be a movie ...
Home from the Sea
7.1

Home from the Sea

Oct. 27, 1972

Home from the Sea

On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the ...
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
6.8

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

The environment and the movie stars at a Japanese film studio in the early ’30s are recreated in this drama that looks back on a ...
The Village
7.1

The Village

Apr. 12, 1976

The Village

This appears to be a labor of love. Its about a village which is given the opportunity to put on a musical. They would have to pay the overhead ...
Tokyo Newcomer
6.1

Tokyo Newcomer

Mar. 22, 2012

Tokyo Newcomer

A young Chinese Go board game player arrives in Japan for training. He doesn’t speak Japanese and becomes embarrassed living there. By ...
The Little House
7.2

The Little House

Jan. 25, 2014

The Little House

Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discovers several pages of closely written lines in ...
Kabei: Our Mother
7.5

Kabei: Our Mother

Jan. 26, 2008

Kabei: Our Mother

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a ...
Zatoichi: The Last
5.3

Zatoichi: The Last

May. 29, 2010

Zatoichi: The Last

A blind master swordsman attempts to lead a quiet life with his wife but he is provoked back into battle. Release: Zatoichi The Last 2010 ...
Where Spring Comes Late
7.4

Where Spring Comes Late

Oct. 24, 1970

Where Spring Comes Late

The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. The film’s main figure is a miner who suddenly becomes unemployed ...
A Trap
7.2

A Trap

May. 28, 1965

A Trap

When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shark, pretty, young Kiriko travels from her home ...
I, the Executioner
7.0

I, the Executioner

Apr. 13, 1968

I, the Executioner

Police investigators investigate the link between a serial killer’s machinations and a young man who committed suicide. Release: I, the ...
The Yellow Handkerchief
7.4

The Yellow Handkerchief

Sep. 30, 1977

The Yellow Handkerchief

The story starts with Kinya, who has recently upgraded his car. He’s a young adult and he’s single so naturally he uses his ride to ...
Tora-san’s Pure Love
7.0

Tora-san’s Pure Love

Dec. 25, 1976

Tora-san’s Pure Love

When Tora-san’s infatuation with his nephew’s school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, ...
Tora-san’s Tropical Fever
6.8

Tora-san’s Tropical Fever

When cabaret singer Lily writes Toraya about her illness, Tora-san rushes to Okinawa to be by her side. Release: Otoko wa tsurai yo Torajiro ...
It’s Tough Being a Man
7.0

It’s Tough Being a Man

Aug. 27, 1969

It’s Tough Being a Man

Tora-San, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father’s house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister ...
The Hidden Blade
7.7

The Hidden Blade

Oct. 30, 2004

The Hidden Blade

Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of ...