Sotoji Kimura

Hikoroku Laughs a lot

Lost Film directed by Sotoji Kimura

With one million yen in stolen cash, Kurita plans his escape to Hokkaido with an unwilling bar girl named Katsumi.

Focuses on the mutual antipathy of two groups of children in an Izu village.

The film generally regarded as Japan’s first true musical was also the first film made entirely in-house by the pioneering studio P.C.L., a...

Ino tries to control Mon’s every move, but she becomes a fallen woman, having an affair with a student, Obata whereas her sister San remains a...

Film adaptation of the stage version of Samuil Marshak's "Twelve Months"

Film adaptation of the stage version of Samuil Marshak's "Twelve Months"

Enoken plays a magician real powers come from his magical hat. A jealous theater owner sends girls, then goons, to keep Enoken from performing his...

1962 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

Japanese propaganda film

Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash. His impulsive decision...

Based on the comic by Yutaka Asou

"Karayuki-san offers a no-holds-barred depiction of the discrimination faced by a former prostitute who returns to Japan from Singapore with her...

Adaptation of Fumiko Hayashi's novel.

Japanese propaganda film

Miyamoto Tokunosuke works at a Detective Agency in the heart of Tokyo. When his lover Ranko tells him that she's pregnant, he begins to worry. His...