Teinosuke Kinugasa Movies

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after...

A girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.

A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

Late romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...

When Sentarô’s father is killed by a drunken samurai, Sentarô avenges him. His deed puts him on the run and leaves his sister...

Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke is harassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fencing school malingering outside their...

During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated...

The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about the difficult relationship between the...

1945 Japanese movie

A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps...

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.