Chōchō Miyako Movies

The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that...

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she...

Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady,...

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover...

Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned...

Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.

After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.

The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.

Young Wakana is the daughter of a husband and wife comedy act, who have worked together for 20 years without any big success. Wakana’s parents...

A drama by director Masaharu Segawa.

Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka.

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

A young thug wanna-be yakuza falls in love with a country girl.

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy who loves her. They originally met at the...

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.