Masami Morikawa Movies

Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience....

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...

A group of female doctors travel to a remote village during their summer holiday to offer free medical care to villagers. There they must battle...

Yuki is a young, single mother supporting herself and her son, Haru, with a job as a bar hostess.

During college military training exercises, the bond between two friends and athletic rivals is tested when one of them becomes involved with a woman...

The adventures of a demobilised soldier and a group of war orphans under his care on Ringing Bell Hill. Third installment of a wartime film trilogy.

Hana wa itsuwarazu (1941) is the second directorial work by Shochiku's Oba Hideo. Oba had previously worked as an assistant director to Shimizu...

A heartfelt story about a young girl from the choir and her sympathy for a poor boy until she organizes a birthday celebration for him.