Kinuyo Tanaka Movie Trailers
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The Ballad of Narayama Trailer (1958)
01 June 1958
In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude.
The Moon Has Risen Trailer (1955)
08 January 1955
Mokichi Asai is a widowed father living in Nara with three daughters—Chizuru, Ayako, and Setsuko. The youngest, Setsuko, plays matchmaker for her older sisters, leading to humorous and awkward romantic entanglements.
The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple Trailer (1925)
25 September 1925
Japanese film from 1925.
The Woman in the Rumor Trailer (1954)
20 June 1954
After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.
Dragnet Girl Trailer (1933)
27 April 1933
A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him.
Women of the Night Trailer (1948)
26 May 1948
In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law—descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.
Okayo's Preparedness Trailer (1939)
01 April 1939
A young student of traditional dance falls in love with a handsome young man who visits the dance school in order to take photographs.
Ornamental Hairpin Trailer (1941)
26 August 1941
A Japanese mountain inn patron's foot is cut by an ornamental hairpin accidentally left behind by a former patron, leading to much curiosity among the other patrons regarding her identity.
A Legend or Was It? Trailer (1963)
11 August 1963
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
Stepbrothers Trailer (1957)
25 June 1957
In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946.
The Wandering Princess Trailer (1960)
27 January 1960
Pu Zhe, younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko, daughter of an aristocratic family.
I Flunked, But... Trailer (1930)
11 April 1930
After the plans of a group of college students to cheat on their final exams goes awry, they're left to reassess their lives and educations and get back on track.
Burden of Life Trailer (1935)
10 December 1935
A middle-aged father has just married off his third daughter, but still has his nine year old son to raise whom he resents as he was unwanted.
Osaka Woman Trailer (1940)
19 September 1940
When wealthy Ochika marries desolute Danpei, she devotes herself completely to him and takes over her business, to the point of sowing dissensions within the Jōruri troupe in which her husband plays.
A Wanderer's Notebook Trailer (1962)
29 September 1962
Based on the life and career of novelist Fumiko Hayashi, she bitterly struggles for literary recognition in the first half of the 20th-century – her affairs with feckless men, the jobs she took to survive (peddler, waitress, bar maid), and her arduous, often humiliating attempts to get published in a male-dominated culture.
Miyamoto Musashi Trailer (1944)
29 December 1944
Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them to avenge their father's death.
The Life of Oharu Trailer (1952)
17 April 1952
During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
A Man's Recompense: Part 1 Trailer (1937)
13 August 1937
Sabu Toshinobu is an archaeologist who has taken a liking to Kinuyo Tanaka, the daughter of an archaeologist at an inn in Izu, where he is visiting to conduct an excavation.
Clear and Cloudy Trailer (1933)
04 May 1933
Japanese film from 1933, adapted from a story serialized in the entertainment magazine "Fuji."
The New Road: Akemi Trailer (1936)
30 November 1936
The eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow aristocrat she thinks is a dullard.
Utamaro and His Five Women Trailer (1946)
17 December 1946
Utamaro, a great artist, lives to create portraits of beautiful women, and the Tokyo brothels provide his models.
Victory Song Trailer (1945)
22 February 1945
An anthology of thirteen patriotic stories about Japanese citizens contributing to the war effort.
Forever a Woman Trailer (1955)
23 November 1955
Fumiko, mother of two and wife to an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet.
On This Earth Trailer (1957)
22 November 1957
Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school.
Flame of My Love Trailer (1949)
13 February 1949
In 1880s Japan, women's struggle for equality rages on. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls in love with its leader Kentaro Omoi, just as the party is being disbanded by the government.
Army Trailer (1944)
07 December 1944
Though plagued by ill health all his life, a young Japanese man is obligated to fulfill his family's longstanding military tradition.
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 Trailer (1949)
16 July 1949
Part 2 starts where the first film ended, with Iemon disposing of the bodies of his wife and Kohei, marrying upward, and being blackmailed by the evil Naosuke.
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine Trailer (1931)
01 August 1931
A playwright moves to a rural neighborhood to avoid the distractions of the city, but he discovers there are plenty of ways to get sidetracked in his new home, too.
Brother and Sister Trailer (1953)
19 August 1953
The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family.
Record of a Woman Doctor Trailer (1941)
23 November 1941
A group of female doctors travel to a remote village during their summer holiday to offer free medical care to villagers.
Equinox Flower Trailer (1958)
07 September 1958
Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage.
The Dancing Girl of Izu Trailer (1933)
02 February 1933
"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets there, including their youngest girl.
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 Trailer (1949)
05 July 1949
Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely devoted to her husband.
Her Brother Trailer (1960)
01 November 1960
Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between a sister and brother.
Love Letter Trailer (1953)
13 December 1953
Five years after the end of the Second World War, Reikichi, a repatriated veteran, translates love letters for Japanese women to American GIs, while searching for his lost love, Michiko.
Phoenix Trailer (1947)
11 December 1947
A Japanese war widow recalls her love affair with her deceased husband.
ABC Lifeline Trailer (1931)
11 December 1931
Japanese silent film directed by Yasujirô Shimazu, originally released as a two-part movie on December 11, 1931.
Love Under the Crucifix Trailer (1962)
03 June 1962
A tea master and his daughter Ogin are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a married feudal prince who shares her faith.
A Hen in the Wind Trailer (1948)
17 September 1948
Tokiko patiently awaits her husband's return from WWII when her four-year old son falls ill. She takes him to the doctor but has no means of paying, so she resorts to prostitution.
The Tree of Love Trailer (1938)
15 September 1938
A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son.
Kinuyo's First Love Trailer (1940)
31 March 1940
Kinuyo is a daughter of rice cracker shop in downtown. She fell in love with her sister's boyfriend. It is a story whose theme is warm human relationships in a town of customs and manners.
The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka Trailer (2009)
17 October 2009
Compilation of film footage documenting Japanese film star Kinuyo Tanaka's goodwill tour of the U.S. in 1949.
Sorrow Is Only for Women Trailer (1958)
26 February 1958
The beauty of the Japanese family system is portrayed through the women who greet a woman who went to America thirty years ago to visit her grave.
Sincere Heart Trailer (1953)
29 January 1953
A young student falls for an invalid girl, whom he can only see from afar.
Flowing Trailer (1956)
20 November 1956
Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mother's trade in the late days of geisha.
Men vs. Women Trailer (1936)
29 August 1936
Three couples connected to rival business and theatrical families navigate complicated romances, workplace disputes, and family opposition.