Chieko Seki Movies

The real mother of the two children of a respectable university professor is not his wife, but his mistress, the hostess of a Ginza bar the family...

The sincere, selfless love of a foolish mother for her daughter set against the backdrop of the circus.

After moving in to their dream home, newlyweds decide to rent out their second floor to save money. They soon discover the woe of being landlords.

Where Chimneys Are Seen focuses primarily on the interconnected lives of two couples in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Senju, a poor industrial...

Comedy about the trials and tribulations of youth.

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Tomoraka Tasaka's first postwar work.

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

A late-night murder, a kidnapping… and a thrilling tale of the legendary “Cndor” in action as he takes on a counterfeit currency...

A man driven mad amid the ravages of war, a woman who never found true love, and an innocent young man—all drawn once again to the military...

In postwar Japan, a new teacher, Miyamoto Yasuko, is discovered by her estranged daughter, Fukuoka Shōko, at a high school. As Yasuko confronts...

Depicts the activities of the Student Alliance for the Rescue of Overseas Compatriots.

1957 Japanese movie

Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a...

During the war a man is bitten by a creature which looks like a cross between a bear and an ape in the jungle. Later he starts to transform to a...