Chieko Naniwa Movies

Experienced shipyard worker Shimazaki gets an offer of free lodging from his employer in the company seaside rest house if he agrees to see to its...

It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous...

Sazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and...

A student at a woman's university takes a controversial action against the school's old-fashioned doctrines.

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle...

Two lone wolf yakuza (Hideki Takahashi and Kunie Tanaka) rob a gambling den, then split up when pursued by the angry gang. They eventually meet again...

Jidaigeki by Tai Kato

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.

In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend. His beginning are not exactly...

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it...

A girl rebels against her mother, who runs a brothel in Yokohama, and attempts to find freedom on her own.

Based on a novel by Kôen Hasegawa

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.

In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins...

The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.

Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a...

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined...