Chikage Awashima Movies

Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

A human drama about the bond between parents and a child and family love. The daughter leaves her foster parents and ends up with her mother in...

Sakuma Ryu, who runs a liquor store alone in downtown Tokyo, ends up living with his eldest son and his wife after a small fire breaks out. His sons...

Late entry "Ekimae" feature, about the hunt for lost treasure.

The 21st film in the Ekimae series, commemorating the 35th anniversary of Toho. The film is a loose remake of the first film in the series, Ekimae...

Ammo scavengers make a living gathering the unexploded bombs and shell casings from the U.S. military training grounds. One of them, Zen, is their...

When he was a little boy, Tokitō Kensaku was sent to live with his paternal grandfather and his mistress Oei. Years later, Kensaku realizes he...

Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men. So, they are...

Inochi uruwashi

Also known as Crazy Uproar.

Tokiko Haebaru, a 76-year-old grandmother living in Nago, Okinawa, embarks on a marathon across Japan.

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...

The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.

Ensemble comedy.