Akitake Kōno Movies

1958 Toei movie.

Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.

Japanese comedy film.

At the end of the Edo period - On his way back after being invited by the three Mikados of Higashi Shirakawa, Kurama Tengu was attacked by the...

At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.

Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.

The action of this historical drama takes place against the background of poverty and hunger in the city of Edo and depicts young people rebelling...

Keiko and Toshiko are sisters who leave their mountain home, where their parents live in a hydroelectric plant company house to study in the city....

1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

Early jidaigeki by Tai Kato

A group of fishing boats dot the deep blue lake with white clouds rolling by. A heartwarming lyrical drama about the love story between an innocent...

The story follows Keiko, a dancer in the "Maiko Odori" theater in Kyoto, who tries to climb the social ladder in a world driven by money and...