A pretty pickpocket is travelling on an express train from Osaka to her home village. Read More »
Tag Archives: Machiko Kyô
Older Brother, Younger Sister (1953) Mikio Naruse
The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata Read More »
Odoriko / Dancing Girl (1957) Hiroshi Shimizu
In the heart of Asakusa, Tokyo, a struggling couple—Yamano, a violinist, and Hanae, a revue dancer—lives in poverty. Read More »
Ukikusa / Floating Weeds (1959) Yasujirô Ozu, Ganjirô Nakamura, Machiko Kyô, Haruko Sugimura
A troupe of travelling players arrive at a small seaport in the south of Japan. Read More »
Tora-san 18 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajirô junjô shishû (1976) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Machiko Kyô
When Tora-san’s infatuation with his nephew’s school teacher causes family turmoil Read More »
Gate of Hell / Jigokumon (1953) Teinosuke Kinugasa, Machiko Kyô, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isao Yamagata
In 1159, during an attempted coup, one of the court’s ladies in waiting disguises herself Read More »
Bakurô ichidai / The Life of a Horse Trader (1951) Keigo Kimura, Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Takashi Shimura
This early gem starring the great Mifune Toshiba tells the tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka “The Shark,” Read More »
A Woman’s Life / Onna no issho (1962) Yasuzô Masumura, Machiko Kyô, Masaya Takahashi, Jirô Tamiya
Kei, a house servant, is kicked out after an altercation and is then adopted by a nearby family. Read More »
Odd Obsession (1959) Kon Ichikawa, Machiko Kyô, Ganjirô Nakamura, Junko Kanô
An ageing antique specialist in Kyoto, Japan is losing virility but finds himself excited when Read More »
Hole in One / Ana (1957) Kon Ichikawa, Machiko Kyô, Eiji Funakoshi, Sô Yamamura
A clever reporter gets involved with a bank embezzlement case. Read More »