Hiroko Machida Movies

As she takes a position as a gym teacher at a girls’ school as a form of “life training” before marriage, what awaits her...

A young man who is ostracized by society because his older brother has a criminal record—a situation that even threatens his marriage—is...

1961 Japanese movie

Melodrama about a young woman who saves a young man from the world of evil after he has saved her from blindness.

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

Movie about biological mothers, foster mothers, and stepmothers.

A historical drama that tells the story of a simple girl, Chizuru, who entered the imperial palace as a maid and rose to the top because of her love...

A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to...

Two sisters live with their family. The elder is reserved; the younger lively. Yet, the former is first engaged and all goes well until the young man...

1959 Japanese movie

A great famine struck all of Japan: the so-called Great Tenpō famine. It was a time when there were frequent uprisings in rural areas due to...

A melodrama centered on adolescent high school students that depicts the secrets and joys and sorrows known only to them.

A silk mill worker living through a dark and twisted youth… What is chastity? A powerful work that speaks to society through the anguished...

Set in the midst of the Satsuma Rebellion, this story depicts the sadness of a woman’s heart. Though she hates the Imperial Army captain who...