Chieko Murata Movies

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

A literary masterpiece that sharply critiques the ethics of modern romance, featuring a 48-year-old father who burns through the last of his youth...

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a...

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.

A film adaptation of a novel that caused a stir among women for its incisive examination of romantic relationships between men and women.

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle...

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps...

Comedy drama film

1938 Theater of Life adaptation.

A 1937 Japanese language film directed by Tomu Uchida, starring Ryo Akaboshi, Mitsuru Date and Hisao Furutani.

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of...

Sawakichi carried on his late father’s legacy, devoting himself to training in the art of seduction while searching for the secret scroll, but...

In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household....

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the...

The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.

During the 20s in Japan, a romantic student at Tokyo's Waseda University is filled with noble sentiments absorbed from literature but his naive...