Eiji Funakoshi Movies

A melodrama in which two lovers reunite after a long journey through life.

A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter...

A musical entertainment piece centered on a traveling women’s sword-fighting troupe.

Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie. Ginshiro, who is as...

The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his...

Based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Story of the beautiful blind daughter of a wealthy businessman who falls in love with a servant.

High-end cabaret hostess Masuko discovers her long-term lover is actually married. Determined to secure her future, she aggressively manipulates him...

A girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.

13th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series

The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...

Adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same name.

1954 Japanese movie

Based on the short story of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Momoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also have another half sister in Kyôto, Wakako, whom...

Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka.

A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.