Ranko Hanai Movies

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status....

Set against the backdrop of an imperial victory in the civil war leading up to the Meiji Restoration, Fallen Blossoms tells the story of the sorrows...

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

A narrative rakugo film depicting the struggles of people desperately living under wartime conditions.

Japanese noir.

A yakuza bodyguard is persuaded by Ōhara Yūgaku to take the farmers’ side.

A film dealing with the comings and goings of individuals in the immediate postwar period.

Romantic melodrama about the loves and adventures of Kageyama (Takarada) and his fellow oarsmen at Meikyo University.

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited married couples of sisters and brothers. Love comedy...

At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.