Kôzaburô Yoshimura

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The Ball at the Anjo House
7.4

The Ball at the Anjo House

After Japan’s loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold ...
An Osaka Story
7.0

An Osaka Story

Mar. 06, 1957

An Osaka Story

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji’s final project; he died before ...
A Design for Dying
7.1

A Design for Dying

Jun. 28, 1961

A Design for Dying

Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie. Ginshiro, who is as ...
On This Earth
6.7

On This Earth

Nov. 22, 1957

On This Earth

1957 drama from director Kôzaburô Yoshimura Release: On This Earth 1957 tt0050250 Japanese General: vob | 5705 Kbps | 4.31 GB | 01:15:17 Video: ...
Temptation
6.9

Temptation

Apr. 01, 1948

Temptation

Mourning the death of her father, a grieving daughter (Hara, Setsuko) meets one of his students (Saburi, Shin) and the two set out to travel to ...
Warm Current
6.5

Warm Current

Dec. 01, 1939

Warm Current

Adaptation of Kishida Kunio’s novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital, depicts the love lives of the ...
Hiroshima Heartache
6.6

Hiroshima Heartache

Sep. 30, 1962

Hiroshima Heartache

Seventeen years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a newspaper reporter looks for the bomb’s effects, but everyone seems to ...
Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
7.1

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

Jun. 28, 1934

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

Keitaro is a law student and Yaeko s a high school girl. They are neighbors, and their friendship is starting to develop into something more ...
Wedding Day
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Wedding Day

Feb. 05, 1956

Wedding Day

Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso. His family is concerned ...
The Beauty and the Dragon
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The Beauty and the Dragon

Kabuki adaptation: A princess, a figure from the literary past who anticipates a modern woman, tempts a self righteous priest. Release: The ...
Sweet Secret
6

Sweet Secret

Aug. 25, 1971

Sweet Secret

A dynamic woman who aspires to be a writer, living a wild life in constant search of freedom while indulging in lust with four men. Release: Amai ...
Rika 3: Juvenile’s Lullaby
5.9

Rika 3: Juvenile’s Lullaby

Reform schools are a way of protecting society by ridding it of lawless juvenile delinquents. But who’s protecting the juvenile delinquents ...
Clothes of Deception
7

Clothes of Deception

Dec. 13, 1950

Clothes of Deception

Clothes of Deception initiated Yoshimura’s most characteristic vein. This geisha story is often described as a loose remake of ...
Night River
6.7

Night River

Apr. 01, 1956

Night River

Not a new subject and nothing new to say. This is a pleasant moral tale about a naive young single kimono maker who knowingly becomes involved ...
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
7.3

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Oct. 05, 1963

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Based on a novel by Tsutomu Mizukami, a celebrated writer whose fictions also furnished plots for directors from Tadashi Imai to Masahiro ...
Night Butterflies
6.6

Night Butterflies

Apr. 01, 1957

Night Butterflies

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival. Release: Night Butterflies (1957) — Kozaburo Yoshimura General: mp4 | ...
A Tale of Genji
6.6

A Tale of Genji

Jun. 11, 1951

A Tale of Genji

Genji Monogatori (A Tale of Genji) was another copacetic collaboration between Japanese director Kosaburo Yoshimura and screenwriter Kaneto ...
A Woman’s Testament
6.7

A Woman’s Testament

Jan. 14, 1960

A Woman’s Testament

The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In ...