Ranko Hanai Movies

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

A film dealing with the comings and goings of individuals in the immediate postwar period.

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

Pre-war jidaigeki film from 1936, produced by Uzumasa Hassei Eiga studios

In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household....

A university professor and his wife have two sons with infantile paralysis. Through trial and error, they struggle to open a school for disabled...

1941 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a...

Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death...

A narrative rakugo film depicting the struggles of people desperately living under wartime conditions.

1948 Japanese drama film.

Where Chimneys Are Seen focuses primarily on the interconnected lives of two couples in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Senju, a poor industrial...

Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.