Hiroko Machida Movies

Set in the midst of the Satsuma Rebellion, this story depicts the sadness of a woman’s heart. Though she hates the Imperial Army captain who...

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

As she takes a position as a gym teacher at a girls’ school as a form of “life training” before marriage, what awaits her...

A film depicting a woman who gradually awakens to a new Japanese style of romance, moving away from the old Japanese style.

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.

Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.

A sweet and melancholy melodrama set against the backdrop of the beautiful Seto Inland Sea, in which a pair of twin sisters, one a young lady of high...

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

Kamezo, a manzai comedian, had been taking a break from performing while his partner Tsuruko was giving birth, but Tsuruko announced that she was...

The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in Japan. The silk mills were located in Okaya...

A desperate detective on the trail of criminals who are holding a baby hostage and demanding one million yen

The story of a young police officer who risks his career to save the soul of a woman who curses societal evils and chooses the path of...

A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during...

1959 Japanese movie