Isao Kimura Movies

Set in post-WWII Osaka, a young woman trapped working in a sordid lodging house run by her abusive stepfather falls for a visiting criminal in hopes...

A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Stray Dog" (1949).

A story of a passionate teacher and his great effort for the children in a poor village.

Young Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under the disguise of a ronin.

Koharu, a flamboyant geisha, unexpectedly wins a trip to Sado Island in a TV contest. She is accompanied by three people. Koharu had been dreaming of...

Shizuka, Eiichiro, and Mineko, their father and son, live modestly in a certain suburb, leading a dreary but happy life. Eiichiro is troubled by...

Military doctor Leutenant Hanada deserts during the war in the Philippines with a local girl. The officer in command orders Lieutenant Uji to shoot...

A movie adaptation of Funayama Kaoru's novel of the same name, which depicts the story of a modern youth who is attracted to the evil path. Saburi...

Stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with outspoken actress Sumako Matsui, and leaves his family to be...

A Hibari Misora musical about an impoverished girl and her brother in Postwar Japan.

Japanese drama.

A man running a small radio repair shop becomes a key witness in a murder case.

A movie that depicts the tragic fate of many Yokaren flight-academy pilots.

1967 Japanese movie

A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that is about to be driven to despair.

After the death of his parents, railway worker Yuichiro Murofushi returns to his hometown and agrees to an arranged marriage at the insistence of his...

Woman private eye Emiko goes undercover to reveal the truth of a murder case.