Chieko Murata Movies

It is 1921 and a town has a newspaper which prints urgent bulletins as required. The Washington-based CITES treaty, in which Japan participates, puts...

The film is set during the days of the scarcity of food after World War II, during which five men ate an elephant that died in a zoo. The elephant's...

Suzunosuke faces perhaps his wildest foes. This evil gang is lead by a one-eyed birdman and other demonic creatures.

Daisuke Hamamura (Hiroshi Inuzuka), a driving instructor, is rather unremarkable and doesn't attract the attention of the women around him; the only...

A bright and cheerful story about a young girl who comes to Tokyo from the countryside, relying on her aunt to become a maid, and willingly aspires...

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.

In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household....

1945 Japanese movie

Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Eriko" by Yukio Hashi.