Chieko Higashiyama Movies

1947 Toho film directed by Tadashi Imai

As an orphan, Yamauchi Fumiko was taken in by the politician Kawabe Sotaro and raised by him. Perhaps because of their similar circumstances, she...

Story of a romance between a middle-aged journalist and a young woman.

A case of mistaken identity in which a woman assumes the role of widow to a man killed in a train accident.

Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

Japanese mystery thriller.

Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo as Kei an abused orphaned girl that eventually...

This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by...

A young student falls for an invalid girl, whom he can only see from afar.

A young lord joins gang of Robin-esque robbers.

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...

Tozai Electric president Minamoto (Yanagi) is about to be pursued by the public prosecutor's office and tries to bribe Manabe (Saburi), the man in...

In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her...

1958 Japanese movie

A tale of a wasted youth and romantic conflict.

After Shuichiro moved to Tokyo, the Tanno family became completely female, including Mrs. Tanno, Shuichiro's daughter-in-law Manzuko, painter...

A young man who is unable to tell his childhood friend how he feels makes a pledge with her to reveal all of their secrets during the upcoming...

This movie attempts to present the reality of doctorless villages to society at large, while focusing on simple human love in a heartwarming episode...