Chōko Iida Movies

An older sister and brother (Mieko Takamine and Masayoshi Otsuka) come to visit their grandfather (Takeshi Sakamoto) who lives deep in the mountains....

Mariko is an innocent girl who grew up in the highlands of Shinshu. She moves to Tokyo to live with her father who has successfully returned to...

A young man falls for one of the geisha working in the house where he lives. However, the romance doesn't find favour with his father or current...

1950 Japanese movie

Heinosuke Gosho evokes in this film the family conflicts engendered by the eternal problem of a father who projects his professional desires on the...

Yasube Nakayama left the clan and lives in Edo. One day, Yasubei visits his uncle Rokuroemon Kanno to borrow money from a moneylender in the amount...

A continuation of the prior film (影法師).

Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko...

1961 Japanese movie

Japanese comedy film.

Yuzo Kayama visits Brazil

A boy falls in love with a girl. Neither of them know that she's to be sold to a brothel.

A light comedy with Ayako Wakao charming her patients.

Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her dancing begins...

Rally themed entry in the Wakadaisho series