Shōichi Hirose Movies

In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip is disrupted by the sudden death of his boss....

A wandering swordsman helps a doll maker and his fiancée fight against a ruthless gang in a small town. As tensions escalate, epic duels and...

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...

When noble wanderer Moritaro saves a disowned merchant’s son from gangsters, he becomes entangled in a town’s struggle against...

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

Japanese counterpart to Romeo and Juliet

1955 Japanese movie

Set during Japan's Bakumatsu period, the film follows Fukuzawa Yukichi, a poor samurai's son who defies societal norms to study Dutch and English....

A heartwarming depiction of the episode behind the birth of "Golden Bat," a picture story show that was overwhelmingly popular with children in 1935.

An Ishiro Honda film.

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

Taut thriller about a too-perfect criminal case against an ex-convict that makes a nosy detective suspicious.

A killer-for-hire gets mixed up with a cast of wacky characters involved in a gold smuggling route from Beirut to Tokyo.

An Ishiro Honda film. The first part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the second film.

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their...

An Ishiro Honda film.