Ranko Hanai Movies

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

1948 Japanese drama film.

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of...

A university professor and his wife have two sons with infantile paralysis. Through trial and error, they struggle to open a school for disabled...

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a...

The story of five sisters.

Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death...

Set in wartime at the Yawata Steel Works in Tobata, Yawata, and Kokura cities in Fukuoka Prefecture, the film depicts people taking on the evil blast...

A yakuza bodyguard is persuaded by Ōhara Yūgaku to take the farmers’ side.

1950 Japanese movie

During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword...

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

Jidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi

1941 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and constant setbacks as they chase survival and...

Japanese noir.