Chieko Naniwa 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...

Sugiko Tsutsui, who works at a small publishing company on the verge of bankruptcy, became engaged four years ago to Tsuneo Oda, a factory worker at...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip

A man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him.

A comedy of a high-spirited geisha, Koharu, who is at risk of being trapped in a conspiracy to take over a lucrative diamond mine business.

Based on a novel by Kôen Hasegawa

After years of living a comfortable existence as a housewife, Aki starts to suspect that her husband is hiding something.

Comedy about a dress designer at a big Tokyo department store, and his relationship with three female associates.

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

A broke romantic and a practical young woman are pulled apart by money, matchmaking, and meddling families — only to find their way back to...

The story follows Keiko, a dancer in the "Maiko Odori" theater in Kyoto, who tries to climb the social ladder in a world driven by money and...

A comedy set in Ginza that explores the lives of teenagers.

Fifth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

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

Amid management shakeups and arranged marriage plans at Sekai Electric, an executive couple tries to support a young woman’s relationship with...

In postwar Osaka’s bustling textile district, a tough and highly rational moneylender named Katsumi builds a successful lending business in a...