Chokichi Kuwahata was once a leading actor, but he is ravaged by dementia and old age now. Read More »
Tag Archives: Mieko Harada
If Cats Disappeared from the World / Sekai kara neko ga kietanara (2016) Akira Nagai, Mauro Caiazza, Gaku Hamada, Mieko Harada
Young mailman finds out he has no time left due to a terminal disease. Read More »
The Inferno / Jigoku (1979) Tatsumi Kumashiro, Mieko Harada, Kyôko Kishida, Ryûzô Hayashi
Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper Read More »
Village of Dreams / Eno nakano bokuno mura (1996) Yôichi Higashi, Mieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama
Tells of the childhood of two nine-year-old twins in a rural village in Japan after World War 2. Read More »
Modori River / Modori-gawa (1983) Tatsumi Kumashiro, Mariko Fuji, Ken’ichi Hagiwara, Mieko Harada
Gakuyo is a poet of tanka (Japanese verses comprising 31 syllables) and spends his days in the company of prostitutes. Read More »
First Love / Hatsukoi (2000) Tetsuo Shinohara, Rena Tanaka, Mieko Harada, Mitsuru Hirata
Satoka Aida, a 17-year high school student, comes to know that her mother’s hospitalization Read More »
A Duel Tale / Hatashiai (2015) Shigemichi Sugita, Mieko Harada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Nanami Sakuraba
An elderly samurai who spent his life as a heya-zumi (essentially a freeloader off his family) Read More »
The Youth Killer (1976) Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Yutaka Mizutani, Mieko Harada, Etsuko Ichihara
Though his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love Read More »
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988) Akio Jissôji, Shintarô Katsu, Kyûsaku Shimada, Mieko Harada, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A demonic reincarnation of a Japanese general from the 10th century appears in the early 20th century Tokyo with a mission to destroy the blooming city. Read More »
Misuta, Misesu, Misu Ronri / Mister, Misses, Miss Lonel (1980) Tatsumi Kumashiro, Mieko Harada, Ryûdô Uzaki, Rentarô Mikuni, Drama
Two men and a woman plan to steal 1.5 Billion yen. Read More »