A college aged woman arrives in Tokyo to study while finding work at the wealthy Tashiro family home Read More »
Tag Archives: Mie Kitahara
Tales of Ginza (1955) Yûzô Kawashima, Tatsuya Mihashi, Yumeji Tsukioka, Mie Kitahara
When she was a little girl, Wakako Kyoguku’s portrait was painted by a talented young artist. Read More »
I Am Waiting / Ore wa matteru ze (1957) Koreyoshi Kurahara, Yûjirô Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Isamu Kosugi
Jôji is a boxer barred from the ring; Saeko is a singer whose voice is gone. Read More »
The Champion AKA Shôri-sha (1957) Umetsugu Inoue, Yûjirô Ishihara, Keiji Itami, Mie Kitahara
Intersecting circles of obligation link a former boxer, the youth he vows to make a champion Read More »
A Hole of My Own Making AKA Jibun no ana no nakade (1955) Tomu Uchida, Rentarô Mikuni, Yumeji Tsukioka, Mie Kitahara
Amidst endless construction and aircraft noise, a family whose father died in the war slowly disintegrates Read More »
Crazed Fruit (1956) Kô Nakahira, Yûjirô Ishihara, Masahiko Tsugawa, Mie Kitahara
Bored rich kids. Natsuhisa, 20, constantly teases his brother Haruji, 16, about girls. Read More »
Sabita naifu / Rusty Knife (1958) Toshio Masuda, Yûjirô Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Shôji Yasui, Action, Crime, Film-Noir
Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug. Read More »