Chōchō Miyako Movies

The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that...

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned...

Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady,...

A young thug wanna-be yakuza falls in love with a country girl.

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover...

Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.

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 feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.

Young Wakana is the daughter of a husband and wife comedy act, who have worked together for 20 years without any big success. Wakana’s parents...

Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka.

After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.

Even after turning 30, Matsutaro Tokuda is still single and spends his days driving a white taxi. He likes to gamble, although he doesn't have a...

A drama from director Masaharu Segawa.

1957 Japanese movie

A comedy about Hikoichi, a mediocre train conductor who falls in love with a beautiful widow Sayuri.

An entertaining historical drama featuring popular comedians from the Kansai region of the time, such as Makoto Fujita, Minoru Shiraki, and Gannosuke...

Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Princess Kinuta, who has never left the palace, didn't...