Michiyo Kogure Movies

Five regulars at “Maxwell,” a cabaret tucked away in the back streets of Ginza—including Chida and Numai—are once again...

Helping her mother manage a nightclub, young Emiko quickly realizes how difficult life is.

A private detective chases a female pickpocket into a film studio and dashes through the sets. With special appearances by a star-studded cast.

1961 Japanese movie

A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality shamisen...

Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.

A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.

This was 1942, so it was a national policy film, no matter what you call it. But when the war was still on the winning side, there wasn't even a...

Early film by Kenji Misumi.

Kazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata’s 1952...

A former naval officer returns to Japan after the Second World War ends, encounters the former mistress who ratted him out, and reconnects with his...

A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second...

The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused their master's death.

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.