Movies: Toshie Kimura

Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points....

The second part of the Gamblers series....

With her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a successful brothel in Kyoto. There she is assigned to serve Takamatsu, one of the brothel’s top customers. But while Takamatsu falls madly in love with Yuko, s...

1962 Japanese movie...

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film....

As her husband Eiichi becomes more entangled in his life as businessman, Naoko looks for ways to expand her own life even as her husband's life shrinks in scope and intimacy. She finds new interests, new love, and a greater sense of her place in the ...

A dark tale of murder and revenge set in old Kyoto....

Japanese drama...

1962 Japanese movie...

Edo Crime Book: Black Claws...

First film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series....

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