Chōko Iida Movies

The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.

A young man falls in love with a prostitute and is disowned by his family. He is then drafted, and heads off to war. Script exists - considered to be...

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru, a slightly demented woman who...

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets...

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

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.

Yuzo Kayama does skydiving.

Young Guy graduates from University.

Yuzo Kayama visits Brazil

The 10th film in the Wakadaisho series, the Young Ace Yuichi Tanuma travels to Hawaii to train in deep-sea navigation. The Young Ace comes to the...

A continuation of the prior film (影法師).

Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her dancing begins...

An older sister and brother (Mieko Takamine and Masayoshi Otsuka) come to visit their grandfather (Takeshi Sakamoto) who lives deep in the mountains....

The story of a boy who befriends a lonely middle-aged man.

Directorial debut by Umetsugu Inoue, the famous director of Musicals

Dotanba - Last Minute

A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been destroyed and then cashing in on building a new...

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji...