Kimiyo Ōtsuka Movies

Three men vying for the same job end up chasing the same girl in this comedy-drama from noted Japanese director Yasujiro Shimazu.

1939 Japanese movie

Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run judo school.

A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are...

Sugiko Tsutsui, who works at a small publishing company on the verge of bankruptcy, became engaged four years ago to Tsuneo Oda, a factory worker at...

1962 Japanese movie

1966 Japanese movie

A penniless orphan loses the woman he loves, when her family arranges a marriage to a wealthy playboy. He believes she was blinded by greed, and...

Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.

A melodrama based on a hit song by Yoshio Tabata. Set on Kikaijima Island, the story depicts the love between a simple-hearted island girl and a...

Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience....