Aiko Mimasu Movies

The first in a series of 31 "mother films" produced by Daiei in the post-war period.

Taki dedicated her life to her daughter Miyoko, but they were separated by Taki's parents-in-law. Many years later, they reunite in a party, but Taki...

Soemon, the master of Gidayū-style madcap performances, has gathered the entire tenement block again tonight and is tormenting everyone with his...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip

Part 5 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and...

A story about being scared of getting old.

At a coastal hot spring inn, a group of women navigate work, personal struggles, and unexpected scandals. When a guest threatens to expose one maid's...

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a...

A blind little girl searches for her mother.

In postwar Osaka’s bustling textile district, a tough and highly rational moneylender named Katsumi builds a successful lending business in a...

A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.

An award-winning Japanese film about a child's experiences during the Second World War.

Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash. His impulsive decision...

A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.

A romantic story about a young medical student and a Japanese dancer who meet while watching a university ice hockey league game, and how they...

Melodrama about two sisters with different mothers.