Kinuyo Tanaka Movie Trailers
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Sandakan No. 8 Trailer (1974)
02 November 1974
A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a brothel called Sandakan No.
Lady Doctor Kinuyo Trailer (1937)
29 April 1937
Kinuyo is a daughter of doctor of Chinese medicine, and Yasuo is a son of surgeon. Their families always fight like cat and dog.
Torrent Trailer (1926)
23 June 1926
Japanese silent film from 1926, directed by Heinosuke Gosho and featuring Kinuyo Tanaka.
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.
Let's Go, Grandma! Trailer (1975)
12 July 1975
Let's Go, Grandma! plays like an exuberant, goofy update to Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story. Kinuyo Tanaka plays the titular Grandma, who, after selling her Hokkaido property, is apparently flush with cash but newly homeless.
Ginza Cosmetics Trailer (1951)
14 April 1951
A few days in the life of a quiet geisha, single mother of a smart young boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza.
Girls of the Night Trailer (1961)
04 September 1961
In the wake of the 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law, a young woman recently released from one of Japan's new rehabilitation centers struggles to build a new life.
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.
The Scent of Incense Trailer (1964)
24 May 1964
After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.
Lullaby of the Earth Trailer (1976)
12 June 1976
The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and deceptiveness of the outside world when her grandmother dies.
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.
The Three Treasures Trailer (1959)
01 November 1959
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived.
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.
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.
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True Trailer (1972)
29 December 1972
When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying his room.
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.
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.
Women in Prison Trailer (1956)
11 September 1956
The woman prison has a cast all with a story of their own and with no dull or routine day. There is an employee who is divorced after her husband had an affair.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
Song of the Flower Basket Trailer (1937)
14 January 1937
Three men fall in love with the same young girl who works in a tonkatsu restaurant in the Shitamachi district of Tokyo.
Sisters of Nishijin Trailer (1952)
17 April 1952
A family of Kyoto textile workers struggles after tragedy.
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.
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.
Bright Sea Trailer (1963)
26 December 1963
On the day of college graduation, Mieko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) stood on stage as the valedictorian for the Department of English.
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.
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.
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1 Trailer (1931)
17 April 1931
The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a lumberland epic with a forest fire on Sakhalin Island, turns into a tragedy of King Lear dimensions, and manages to amaze the blasé audience with a happy end in the Wild West.
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.
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.
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 Trailer (1931)
17 April 1931
The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a lumberland epic with a forest fire on Sakhalin Island, turns into a tragedy of King Lear dimensions, and manages to amaze the blasé audience with a happy end in the Wild West.