Tanie Kitabayashi Movies

Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope...

Japanese drama film.

A high school boy and girl in the midst of their youth try to get their parents to remarry.

A woman who grew up in a prestigious household, begins to have an affair outside the marriage.

The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.

Film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako

A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.

A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their work in Japan's failing postwar economy, form a...

A tribute to proletarian author Takiji Kobayashi (1903-1933)

A detective sets out on a manhunt to catch a murderer before the crime's statue of limitations runs out.

Akira leaves for the Mt. Gassan foothills before winter's onset, visiting the local temple and interacting with the residents all while falling for...

A story about a wealthy family and the greed and selfishness of three daughters and relatives, after the passing of their old father

In the backstreets of Ginza, the boss of a hairdressing salon is found dead, killed by strangulation. The detective on the case soon hears rumors...

The Nami family lives in a quiet fishing village at the tip of the Shima Peninsula overlooking Ago Bay. The family of four consists of her...

Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...