Michiko Hoshi Movies

Film about the 2-26 Incident.

The Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a brusque, cold-hearted father and a submissive mother. The...

A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogun vassal, mysterious robberies, brutal killings,...

A comedy of a high-spirited geisha, Koharu, who is at risk of being trapped in a conspiracy to take over a lucrative diamond mine business.

The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is...

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

Japanese comedy film.

This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and...

A young, struggling couple are making every sacrifice so they will one day in the not-too-distant-future, have enough money to get married. As they...

One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

Early jidaigeki by Tai Kato

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and...

A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man.

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.

From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as this exciting movie stars the great Misora Hibari...

Classic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period

Tale of tragic love between samurai and princess during Heian period.

One of the earliest of sukeban / girl boss type eiga