Ayako Wakao Movies

Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

A woman's desperate attempt to prove her husband's innocence after he has been sentenced to death for the murder of his mistress. She tracks down...

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.

A young man who is ostracized by society because his older brother has a criminal record—a situation that even threatens his marriage—is...

Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve...

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...

A young judo athlete ends up working as a cabaret bouncer.

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...

A romantic story about a young medical student and a Japanese dancer who meet while watching a university ice hockey league game, and how they...

Adaptation of the Shôji Yuki novel.

Keita, who had been taken along as a cover for his father-in-law’s affair, was discovered by his new wife when she unexpectedly showed up while...

A young engineer and a pure-hearted mountain girl take on the challenges of the Akan primeval forest, where lawlessness and violence run rampant.

Sanpei, an innocent sailor with incredible strength, arrives in the big city teeming with social ills carrying a mysterious bag.

A heartwarming tale of romance and thrills featuring an aging groom who discovers the potential of an exceptional racehorse hidden within an ordinary...