Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Read More »
Tag Archives: Hibari Misora
The Deep Blue Sea AKA Aoi unabara (1957) Tsuneo Kobayashi, Hibari Misora, Ken Takakura, Hachirô Kasuga
From a novel by noted author Setoguchi Torao, this modern-day movie stars the great Misora Hibari. Read More »
Detective Hibari 4: Paper Crane Palanquin AKA Hibari torimonochô: orizuru kago (1960) Eiichi Kudô, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Hibari Misora, Kôtarô Satomi
The death of a samurai in a palanquin leads girl detective Oshichi Read More »
Growing Up Twice AKA Takekurabe (1955) Heinosuke Gosho, Hibari Misora, Kôshirô Matsumoto, Takashi Kitahara
The story here is about boys and girls on the boundary between childhood and adulthood, living in Yoshiwara Read More »
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka AKA Beran me-e geisha to Osaka musume (1962) Kunio Watanabe, Hibari Misora, Ken Takakura, Tatsuya Ishiguro
In one of her best movie roles, super-star singer/actress Misora Hibari Read More »
Sen-hime to Hideyori / Lady Sen and Hideyori (1962) Masahiro Makino, Hibari Misora, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ken Takakura, Drama, History
An all-star cast led by Hibari Misora and Kinnosuke Nakamura bring this stunning historical drama to life. From the late 1500’s through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as the great warlords vied for power over the nation. Princess Sen, a daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, is caught amidst the family feud between the Tokugawa and Toyotomi families. When her father Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu attacks her husband Toyotomi Hideyori’s castle, her life takes a sudden turn for the worse. Will she ever find peace in her life again? One of Hibari Misora’s most memorable performances, a movie you will never forget!
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