Hisako Yamane Movies

Set against the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion, two Osaka families navigate the radical social shifts of the early Meiji Era. As the merchant class ascends...

Government-sponsored film set during the Pacific War, depicting the lives of people working as stevedores.

In this sequel to The Husband Wore the Apron, househusband Soma wins a children's literature award, bringing in a windfall of prize money. Meanwhile,...

1944 war movie

A unique literary work that describes the end of a married woman who rebelled against her husband's adultery and became addicted to her own sexuality.

Even a peaceful married life has its dissatisfactions. Then a female reporter appears, and love takes a complicated turn!

Film by Buichi Saitô

A former samurai, whose lover had died while he was traveling, was returning to Edo when he met a woman at Shinagawa-juku.

Historical drama about two samurai who fight over everything yet unite together to fight an evil lord.

Film by Kon Ichikawa

Japanese war movie

Based on the collection of letters by Ozaki Hidemi, who was implicated in the Sorge spy incident, the film depicts the bond between a husband and...