Noriko Hodaka Movies

  • 1957
    The Blue Sky Maiden

    The Blue Sky Maiden

    The Blue Sky Maiden

    6.81957HD

    Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she...

    The Blue Sky Maiden
  • 1960
    Her Brother

    Her Brother

    Her Brother

    6.9291960HD

    Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between...

    Her Brother
  • 1967
    Love for an Idiot

    Love for an Idiot

    Love for an Idiot

    61967HD

    A middle-aged factory engineer trains, marries, and ultimately loses a teenage bride after she enslaves him to her whims.

    Love for an Idiot
  • 1965
    Seisaku's Wife

    Seisaku's Wife

    Seisaku's Wife

    7.31965HD

    On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of...

    Seisaku's Wife
  • 1963
    When Women Lie

    When Women Lie

    When Women Lie

    71963HD

    Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...

    When Women Lie
  • 1957
    Night Butterflies

    Night Butterflies

    Night Butterflies

    6.31957HD

    A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

    Night Butterflies
  • 1962
    A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

    61962HD

    Seventeen years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a newspaper reporter looks for the bomb's effects, but everyone seems to have...

    A Night to Remember
  • 1961
    Blind Devotion

    Blind Devotion

    Blind Devotion

    01961HD

    Late romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.

    Blind Devotion
  • 1963
    Sentimental Mobsters

    Sentimental Mobsters

    Sentimental Mobsters

    01963HD

    A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during...

    Sentimental Mobsters
  • 1964
    Superexpress

    Superexpress

    Superexpress

    81964HD

    A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a large tract of land in order, he says, to build an...

    Superexpress
  • 1961
    A Geisha's Diary

    A Geisha's Diary

    A Geisha's Diary

    7.21961HD

    A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...

    A Geisha's Diary
  • 1965
    The Story of a Blind Woman

    The Story of a Blind Woman

    The Story of a Blind Woman

    51965HD

    At sixteen, due to illness, Tsuruko goes blind, and has no choice but to become a massage therapist. One day, stumbling on a staircase, he meets a...

    The Story of a Blind Woman
  • 1962
    The Midday Trap

    The Midday Trap

    The Midday Trap

    01962HD

    The Midday Trap
  • 1958
    A Mother's Journey

    A Mother's Journey

    A Mother's Journey

    51958HD

    A Mother's Journey
  • 1958
    Love River

    Love River

    Love River

    01958HD

    Love River
  • 1959
    The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

    81959HD

    1959 adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki's novel.

    The Makioka Sisters
  • 1959
    Beauty the Enemy

    Beauty the Enemy

    Beauty the Enemy

    01959HD

    In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city.

    Beauty the Enemy
  • 1961
    A Design for Dying

    A Design for Dying

    A Design for Dying

    61961HD

    Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie. Ginshiro, who is as...

    A Design for Dying
  • 1962
    Red Love, Green Love

    Red Love, Green Love

    Red Love, Green Love

    01962HD

    Red Love, Green Love
  • 1955
    Farewell Song

    Farewell Song

    Farewell Song

    01955HD

    A young woman decides to leave school in order to help her sister.

    Farewell Song