Chôko Iida

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A Story of Floating Weeds
7.8

A Story of Floating Weeds

An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his ...
Yellow Crow
7.0

Yellow Crow

Feb. 27, 1957

Yellow Crow

In this Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign-Language Film, director Heinosuke Gosho — a master chronicler of Japanese middle-class life ...
Tokyo Chorus
7.2

Tokyo Chorus

Aug. 15, 1931

Tokyo Chorus

Mr. Omura, a teacher, leads a group of male students in an outdoor drill. One slight, comic young man, Shinji Okajima, has no shirt under his ...
The Dancing Girl of Izu
6.9

The Dancing Girl of Izu

Feb. 01, 1933

The Dancing Girl of Izu

“The Dancing Girl of Izu” tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling ...
Every-Night Dreams
7.1

Every-Night Dreams

Jun. 08, 1933

Every-Night Dreams

In the formally ravishing Every-Night Dreams, set in the dockside neighborhoods of Tokyo, a single mother works tirelessly as a Ginza bar hostess ...
Wild Geese
7.3

Wild Geese

Dec. 31, 1953

Wild Geese

A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man’s mistress, finds herself falling in love with a student closer to her age. ...
The Lady and the Beard
6.4

The Lady and the Beard

Feb. 07, 1931

The Lady and the Beard

Graduate Okajima finds his old-fashioned beard makes life difficult in a comedy exploring the tension between tradition and modernity. Release: ...
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
7.1

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

Nov. 08, 1949

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can’t refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even ...
Jubilation Street
6.4

Jubilation Street

Jun. 08, 1944

Jubilation Street

The few residents left on the streets in Tokyo share their individual stories and come to understand the melancholy of saying goodbye. Release: ...
Summer Clouds
7.5

Summer Clouds

Sep. 02, 1958

Summer Clouds

A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He ...
Passing Fancy
7.3

Passing Fancy

Sep. 07, 1933

Passing Fancy

Two Tokyo co-workers come across a destitute young lady in search of a place to live. Release: Dekigokoro aka Passing fancy 1933 General: mkv | ...
The Other Woman
7.1

The Other Woman

May. 30, 1961

The Other Woman

In “The Other Woman” the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have come to regard as their racy and ...
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
6.9

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

When a young man inherits his father’s lucrative business, he cheats the system to set up three of his college friends with jobs. Release: ...
What Did the Lady Forget?
7.1

What Did the Lady Forget?

An affluent medical professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokio, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited niece from Osaka. Setsuko is a ...
An Inn in Tokyo
7.6

An Inn in Tokyo

Nov. 21, 1935

An Inn in Tokyo

Kihachi, an unemployed worker, wanders around the industrial flatlands of Tokyo’s Koto district with his two young sons, Zenko and Masako. ...
Apart from You
7.1

Apart from You

Apr. 01, 1933

Apart from You

For Apart from You, Mikio Naruse turned his camera on the lives of working women, which he would continue to do throughout his long career. In ...
The Only Son
7.8

The Only Son

Sep. 15, 1936

The Only Son

A poor factory worker, visiting the Tokyo son she has skimped to educate, finds even a college degree doesn’t make a difference in ...
Nobuko
7.0

Nobuko

Jan. 01, 1940

Nobuko

A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods. Release: Nobuko 1940 DVDRip ...