Ranko Hanai Movies

A narrative rakugo film depicting the struggles of people desperately living under wartime conditions.

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up...

1948 Japanese drama film.

A young woman tries to raise money to open her own coffee shop. She arranges a loan when her rigid family won't help and then her husband becomes...

The story of five sisters.

1930s Japanese film.

A yakuza bodyguard is persuaded by Ōhara Yūgaku to take the farmers’ side.

Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

Romantic melodrama about the loves and adventures of Kageyama (Takarada) and his fellow oarsmen at Meikyo University.

In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household....

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their...

A Fond Face from the Past is also set in a rural community, specifically a village outside Kameoka, near Kyoto. In some ways this short,...

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

Pre-war jidaigeki film from 1936, produced by Uzumasa Hassei Eiga studios

Japanese film.