Shoichi Nodera

A Japanese wartime film directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

A modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.

The narrative is about a woman who faces hard times, when her husband is arrested for a crime committed by his boss. The woman also has a child to...

The poor novelist Yamamoto is writing his novel, determined and with a headband around his head. With him, the novelist who is always in trouble...

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki...

Created by Shochiku’s cultural film department on behalf of the Ministry of Education, this film tells an ironic anecdote juxtaposing the fate of a...

Shigeo is an aspiring writer living with his girl friend Minako and hoping for success and a better tomorrow every day. Both live on what Minako...

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...

Episode in the life of a composer of a popular Japanese song.

Two criminal brothers try to go straight but face opposition from one of their criminal cohorts. Considered to be a lost film.

Part two of Shimizu's major silent Seven Seas, a family drama of the intertwining fates of the rich, decadent Yagibashis and the far less prosperous...

Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his...

Three couples connected to rival business and theatrical families navigate complicated romances, workplace disputes, and family opposition.

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...

Japanese silent film from 1925.

Early Japanese silent film by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Early Japanese silent film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.

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

Japanese silent film (jidaigeki) from 1926.

1926 jidaigeki from Japan.

Japanese silent drama from 1927.

Japanese silent film from 1927.

Japanese silent film from 1927.

Japanese silent film from 1927.

Japanese jidaigeki from 1927.

Japanese jidaigeki from 1927. The titular character's nickname may suggest agility, stealth, or other outstanding skills.

A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The...

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a...

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a...

The simple and honest elementary school principal Taiga (Iwata) was at a loss after the school's donation money was stolen. At that time, he found a...