Tokuji Kobayashi Movies

The film adaptation of Yuzo Yamamoto's novel tells the story of the difficult fate of a single mother in pre-war Japan.

Hiroo Ikeda movie

Japanese silent film from 1926. (Obo-chan meaning "Young Master.") Written by Ayame Mizushima, the first female screenwriter in Japan.

Japanese silent film from 1929.

Kan’ichi Hazama and Omiya Shigisawa are engaged to be married, but Omiya breaks the engagement to marry a wealthy banker’s son....

A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of...

Japanese silent film from 1925.

The debut film of Hiroshi Shimizu is about a man who, while searching for his lost daughter, encounters a young woman and her mother who are also...

Japanese silent film from 1930 with an acclaimed performance by Sumiko Kurishima.

A widow works as an insurance seller to raise her three children

After losing their parents, Eiichi and his sister Kikue are taken in by their aunt and uncle. Kikue is sent to Tokyo to work as a servant. Left...

The love of an older sister who worked as a geisha but decided to open a bar under the auspices of a millionaire

Japanese home drama starring Kinuyo Tanaka.

Japanese silent film from 1928.

1926 jidaigeki (period drama) directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.

A young man torn between love and friendship.

Japanese silent film from 1928.

Japanese film from 1932.