Nijiko Kiyokawa Movies

The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local...

A comedic retelling of the legendary encounter between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamato Musashi.

The Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a brusque, cold-hearted father and a submissive mother. The...

A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and constant setbacks as they chase survival and...

Having left his hometown, Shinichi Sakashita was searching for an agency where his senior colleague worked, hoping to find him a job. However, the...

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

Film about a station master's romance with a young prostitute.

A princess seeks adventure and true love, with help from her loyal servant.

Story of love, friendship, and college sports.

When poverty-stricken Korean-Japanese (Zainichi) discover there is valuable iron ore in the rubble of a destroyed shantytown they plan to haul it out...

Modern comedy.

Shimamura & Mineko return to Kamagasaki in Osaka. In their return Shimamura quickly finds himself defending a lady in distress. During the skirmish...

A young girl moves to Tokyo and endures the rivalries between other high school girls of varying cultural and economic backgrounds.

Sugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and bad people.

When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre...

The industrial revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livelihoods are...

A conscript from a poor background writes the Emperor asking if he can stay in the army when his service is up.