Yūko Mochizuki Movies

A touching story about little Futyan and his sister Matiko. Their parents are very poor, but the children are not discouraged—they run to...

The lives of a teenager, his impoverished family, a wealthy young woman who buys a pigeon from him, and his caring teacher converge and consequently...

Follows six male friends from elementary school whose career paths diverge—newspaper reporter, engineer, boxer, sushi restaurant...

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly...

Three beautiful daughters grew up in a dog and cat care clinic. The eldest was named Takako (Keiko Tsushima), the second was Tsugumi (Keiko Awaji),...

A masterpiece of life sketches overflowing with heartwarming affection and laughter that portrays the modern common people with humor and pathos,...

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again, but Haruki departs to Europe.

Having completed the first year at his new medical practice, a doctor plans to relax on his day off. However, it is not to be: on this hectic day a...

The fourth instalment in the Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei series.

1961 Japanese movie

Machiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge during the Great Tokyo Air Raid in March 1945....

A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan.

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...

A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.

In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden...

Nagisa Harumi had moved to Tokyo dreaming of becoming a revue star, but she couldn’t even land a job as a dancer and ended up working as a...