Chieko Murata Movies

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...

Yukio, a farm boy, and Toru, a fisherboy, live in a small Japanese village that is periodically threatened by a volcano on one side and tidal waves...

Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in her life are three young men—stage actor...

In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city.

Asako works in a hostel for troubled young women. When a beautiful young girl is brought in one day after committing theft, Asako finds out from the...

Adaptation of the novel by Masao Kume.

A story full of youthful vigor and spirit as high school students try to work out their problems, realize the awakening of love and growing maturity...

Japanese comedy film.

Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob.

It is 1921 and a town has a newspaper which prints urgent bulletins as required. The Washington-based CITES treaty, in which Japan participates, puts...

Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Eriko" by Yukio Hashi.

In 1963, Funaki Kazuo's debut song of the same name was released and then it was adapted to a movie based on Kenji Tomishima 's novel “Shake to...

Suzunosuke faces perhaps his wildest foes. This evil gang is lead by a one-eyed birdman and other demonic creatures.

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.

Features a haunted well with yet another blind masseur's vengeful ghost.

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