Masami Morikawa Movies

A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods.

Hana wa itsuwarazu (1941) is the second directorial work by Shochiku's Oba Hideo. Oba had previously worked as an assistant director to Shimizu...

Jie (Michiko Kuwano) attended a women's university with the financial support of her geisha sister Oha (Hiroko Kawasaki) and became a lawyer. The...

Melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut

Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience....

A heartfelt story about a young girl from the choir and her sympathy for a poor boy until she organizes a birthday celebration for him.