Chitose Hayashi

Set in Qingdao, China, a Japanese company locates an office there and begins work and cooperation w…

A "slice-of life" film about a group of high school girls in 1940s Japan.

Based on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school in…

Adaptation of Fumiko Hayashi's novel.

Three sisters earn money for their bossy mother by being samisen street musicians. This means mainl…

An early Japanese sound film, notable for being the only Japanese film ever to use the Western Elec…

Because of her husband’s suicide, a young widow finds herself suddenly cast into a life of solitude…

Japanese silent film from 1929.

Japanese silent film from 1928.

Japanese silent film from 1928.

The logger Yamato has been raising his daughter alone since his wife died in childbirth. The baron…

Japanese silent film from 1926. (Obo-chan meaning "Young Master.") Written by Ayame Mizushima, the…