Chōko Iida Movies

At the wedding of Kohei (Hasegawa) and Michiko (Todoroki), a whisper echoes along with a gust of wind. As if manipulated by the mysterious voice,...

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji...

This pair of gentle yet witty and inventive comedies from the director of The Neighbour's Wife and Mine typify both the formal experimentation of...

Masako is a humble waitress who has a chance encounter with playboy Tamotsu. With the aid of his sister, Tamotsu seeks to win Masako's affection...

Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. His parents run a sukiyaki restaurant back in his...

An Ishiro Honda film.

Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in...

A melodrama about a businessman's relations with the three women in his life.

Young Yuichi (Kayama) romances Sumiko (Hoshi) while helping out at his family's restaurant, singing in a band, and preparing for an important boxing...

Otoku asks her brother Bunkichi to speak with her son Seiichi, a young man for whom sacrificed everything but who now seems to be headed for a...

Focuses on the mutual antipathy of two groups of children in an Izu village.

The movie depicts the strength and resilience of a woman who spent her entire life as a merchant in Semba, Osaka.

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to...

Sabu was once a boy soldier but people in his village disliked him. He finally broke loose when his land was taken.

A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives.

A film by Katsumi Iwauchi.

Dotanba - Last Minute

Japanese drama film.