Haruya Katō Movies

A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath her facade of luxury lies great unhappiness.

Based on the story "Uwaki no tabi" ("Affair Journey") by Keita Genji.

The second film in Toho's series on the military history of the Showa era, Hiromichi Horikawa's war drama offers a look at the career of...

Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life,...

Chikako, who was living in a room at a temple affiliated with Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto while attending a women’s college, was deeply shocked when...

Based on the novel "Kyokatsu" ("Blackmail") by Ichiro Kashiwara.

Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying...

Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle to live in Tokyo.

A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.

Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.

In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into...

The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.

A straight-laced employee is tasked with supervising his impulsive CEO during a business trip intended to revive struggling sales.