Izumi Kyōka Trailers
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Most Popular Izumi Kyōka Trailers
Total trailers found: 25
Elegy of a Geisha Trailer (1959)
01 October 1959
1959 Shintoho adaptation of Kyoka Izumi's novel "A Woman's Pedigree".
Private Collections Trailer (1979)
27 June 1979
Three stories. A solitary sailor falls from his boat and washes ashore on a tropical island. While seeking rescue, he's found by a nearly naked woman who is playful and compliant.
Gekashitsu Trailer (1992)
08 February 1992
In the Meiji era, Countess Kibune must undergo surgery to save her life, but she refuses to receive anesthesia because she is afraid to reveal a secret.
The Song Lantern Trailer (1943)
11 February 1943
A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets.
Kagero-za Trailer (1981)
21 August 1981
A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.
The Romance of Yushima Trailer (1955)
28 September 1955
Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after Hayase lost his parents in a war.
Bridge of Japan Trailer (1956)
01 October 1956
Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic melodramas—and re-evaluate it as a tanbi-ha work of decadence, aestheticism, and intrigue.
White Heron Trailer (1941)
09 September 1941
OSHINO, the beautiful daughter of restaurant owners, is in love with SHIRASAGI the painter. But there is another young man, the son of a moneylender family, who is desperately in love with Oshino.
The Genealogy of Women Trailer (1934)
22 February 1934
A melodrama by noted auteur and father of director Yoshitaro Nomura, Hotei Nomura. This is apparently the first adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's The Romance of Yushima.
Demon Pond Trailer (1979)
20 October 1979
When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.
Demon Pond Trailer (2005)
25 May 2005
The modern-day story of a man searching for a friend who has mysteriously disappeared, with a magical tale involving strange creatures, a heartbroken princess, and a pact that can't be broken.
Grass Labyrinth Trailer (1979)
03 November 1979
Akira is haunted by a "bouncing ball" song that he remembers his mother singing when he was a small child, and now on the verge of a sexually active adulthood, he wants to find the origins of the song.
The Temptress and the Monk Trailer (1957)
14 August 1957
A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.
Her Hidden Past Trailer (1962)
21 February 1962
Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful geisha.
The Song Lantern Trailer (1960)
18 May 1960
The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film t�
The Water Magician Trailer (1933)
01 June 1933
Taki no Shiraito is a very independent young woman with a famous water juggling act in a travelling carnival troupe.
The Snowy Heron Trailer (1958)
29 November 1958
The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps catches up to her.
The Tale of Himeji Castle Trailer (1995)
09 September 1995
A young samurai dares to approach a castle mistress as he searches for an escaped falcon, a crime punishable by death, but escapes with his life.
Blue Lake Girl Trailer (1986)
04 November 1986
Nagare, a painter who wanted to commit a lover’s suicide with Mizue, the wife of his friend and patron Takigawa.
Sacred Koya Trailer (1983)
01 January 1983
A young priest is on a personal pilgrimage for enlightenment through the snow covered trails of Mt. Koya in Wakayama prefecture, Japan.
Cascading White Threads Trailer (1956)
12 July 1956
The middle of the Meiji period. Tororo Goro, a Nanjing expedition hit the first time to join the white thread at the water entertainer waterfall, thought that he would go to the Kanazawa in the first place of the year and try to interrupt the white thread.
