Bontarō Miake Movies

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.

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

Comedy drama film

1958 Japanese movie

A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns...

In 1963, Funaki Kazuo's debut song of the same name was released and then it was adapted to a movie based on Kenji Tomishima 's novel “Shake to...

Based on the novel The Vampire (Kyūketsuki) by Edogawa Ranpo.

The final film in Shimizu’s thirty-plus year career, Image of a Mother remains true to Shimizu’s central themes as a young boy must learn...

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance...

Story of love, jealousy and hatred among waitresses of a deluxe bar.

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders...

A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.

The second part of the melodrama based on the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, the action of which is transferred to the era of the Meiji...

Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.

In the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night,...

Film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako

An early example of the Japanese war film, closer to documentary realism than the kind of propaganda produced at the height of the Pacific War. "A...

A sad love film where the action takes place in Kyoto, in a trading house.