Hiroko Machida Movies

Kamezo, a manzai comedian, had been taking a break from performing while his partner Tsuruko was giving birth, but Tsuruko announced that she was...

A film adaptation of a novel that caused a stir among women for its incisive examination of romantic relationships between men and women.

Movie about biological mothers, foster mothers, and stepmothers.

Two barbers have fallen for each other, but their fathers are both stubborn, and, on top of that, they’re old rivals from the past.

Sanpei, an innocent sailor with incredible strength, arrives in the big city teeming with social ills carrying a mysterious bag.

A sweet and melancholy melodrama set against the backdrop of the beautiful Seto Inland Sea, in which a pair of twin sisters, one a young lady of high...

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

A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to...

A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man's mistress, finds herself falling in love with a student closer to her age.

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

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 romantic musical film based on hit records of the time.

The story of a young police officer who risks his career to save the soul of a woman who curses societal evils and chooses the path of...

A silk mill worker living through a dark and twisted youth… What is chastity? A powerful work that speaks to society through the anguished...

A great famine struck all of Japan: the so-called Great Tenpō famine. It was a time when there were frequent uprisings in rural areas due to...