Yuriko Hanabusa Movies

A biographical film chronicling the life of composer Setoguchi Tōkichi (1868-1941) from his early days as a clarinetist in the Imperial Japanese...

The adventures of a demobilised soldier and a group of war orphans under his care on Ringing Bell Hill. First installment of a wartime film trilogy.

Part two of two.

1958 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume's novel.

The love between young college students Toki and the handsome Takaga is tested when Takaya's parents, who despise Toki's family's geisha house...

It was supposed to be about a love story, but it was and was not. An aircraft mechanic working for the government is matched by his boss with the...

A family comprised of a father, mother and three sisters lives in a posh area. The father is a doctor who has to join the army and work at war. The...

Silent Japanese historical drama, now presumed lost.

Okumura Ioko story directed by Shiro Toyoda

Young men endure challenging flight training in the Yokaren, a program feeding new pilots into the Army and Navy. By the time of the filming, the...

Japanese film based on the life of writer Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896).

A young woman seduced by a rich man, takes revenge on him with the help of a young idealistic worker. Considered a lost film.

Hikoroku Laughs a lot

1935 P.C.L. adaptation of Natsume's novel.

The adventures of a demobilised soldier and a group of war orphans under his care on Ringing Bell Hill. Third installment of a wartime film trilogy.

Film can be viewed on the National Film Archive of Japan YouTube channel under the title...