Kazuko Shirakawa Movies

  • 1995
    The Stairway to the Distant Past

    The Stairway to the Distant Past

    The Stairway to the Distant Past

    71995HD

    Broke, with his vintage Nash convertible repossessed, private eye Mike Hama is reduced to combing the mean streets of the Yokohama waterfront on a bor...

    The Stairway to the Distant Past
  • 2024
    The Erotic Empire

    The Erotic Empire

    The Erotic Empire

    02024HD

    A short history of the Japanese 'Pink' movie, focusing on the output of the Nikkatsu studio.

    The Erotic Empire
  • 1981
    Why Not?

    Why Not?

    Why Not?

    6.41981HD

    The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji...

    Why Not?
  • 2022
    Onpaku

    Onpaku

    Onpaku

    42022HD

    Tokyo is a mere five-hour flight from Hong Kong but it is a totally different world. Sarah (Josie Ho) has come to Japan seeking to buy an investment p...

    Onpaku
  • 1984
    Tokimeki Coast Story

    Tokimeki Coast Story

    Tokimeki Coast Story

    01984HD

    Set in the fishing port of Shingu, Nankishu, it depicts a young man aiming to become a professional surfer.

    Tokimeki Coast Story
  • 1989
    Black Rain

    Black Rain

    Black Rain

    7.5261989HD

    Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic b...

    Black Rain
  • 2013
    The Devil's Path

    The Devil's Path

    The Devil's Path

    6.12013HD

    Death-row inmate Sudo sends a letter to magazine reporter Fujii. In his letter, he states that a man named Kimura, also known as "teacher," committed...

    The Devil's Path
  • 2023
    Six Singing Women

    Six Singing Women

    Six Singing Women

    6.92023HD

    Two men with opposite personalities, Kayashima and Uwajima, accidentally wander into a beautiful village after a car accident. When they wake up, they...

    Six Singing Women
  • 2011
    Dendera

    Dendera

    Dendera

    9.72011HD

    Fifty elderly women are abandoned to die on a snow covered mountain, but instead wor together to build their own village named "Dendera." Some of the...

    Dendera
  • 1983
    Women’s Secrets Behind Bars

    Women’s Secrets Behind Bars

    Women’s Secrets Behind Bars

    01983HD

    After being falsely charged with murdering her husband, Nao is sent to a prison for women where her fellow inmates try to help her escape.

    Women’s Secrets Behind Bars
  • 1981
    The Wild Daisy

    The Wild Daisy

    The Wild Daisy

    61981HD

    Saito Masao reminisces on the days of his youth more than 50 years ago and his forbidden love of his older cousin Tamiko. When he was 15, Tamiko moved...

    The Wild Daisy
  • 2017
    Dawn of the Felines

    Dawn of the Felines

    Dawn of the Felines

    5.92017HD

    A story of three escort girls living in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. They work at the same escort service while feeling lonely in their urban lives.

    Dawn of the Felines
  • 1982
    Farewell to the Land

    Farewell to the Land

    Farewell to the Land

    4.41982HD

    Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his...

    Farewell to the Land
  • 1979
    Vengeance Is Mine

    Vengeance Is Mine

    Vengeance Is Mine

    7.51979HD

    A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

    Vengeance Is Mine
  • 2011
    Cannonball Wedlock

    Cannonball Wedlock

    Cannonball Wedlock

    7.22011HD

    24-year-old OL Chie Ikeshita's (Yuriko Yoshitaka) motto is to try various things to enjoy life. Chie spends her time accordingly to her motto. Chie Ik...

    Cannonball Wedlock
  • 2010
    Housewife's Afternoon Delight

    Housewife's Afternoon Delight

    Housewife's Afternoon Delight

    3.82010HD

    Sayaka is a sexually frustrated housewife whose husband rarely talks and is always busy with work. But she soon finds an antidote to her loneliness an...

    Housewife's Afternoon Delight
  • 1979
    The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map

    The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map

    The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map

    6.51979HD

    A 19-year-old newspaper delivery boy begins collecting information on the households in his neighborhood and keeping a journal of why he doesn't like...

    The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map
  • 1983
    The Family Game

    The Family Game

    The Family Game

    6.7831983HD

    A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a mo...

    The Family Game
  • 2008
    Osaka Hamlet

    Osaka Hamlet

    Osaka Hamlet

    02008HD

    A film about family life in Osaka. Following the death of their father, three boys struggle to find their own identity with the help of their outgoing...

    Osaka Hamlet
  • 1972
    Apartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous

    Apartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous

    Apartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous

    01972HD

    Shuichi and Nobuko are an ordinary, young couple, a promising company employee and his pretty wife. They think nothing can mar their peaceful life but...

    Apartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous