Ranko Hanai Movies

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their lead...

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

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 styles...

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...

At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.

Japanese film.

Japanese noir.

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

A Fond Face from the Past is also set in a rural community, specifically a village outside Kameoka, near Kyoto. In some ways this short, thirty-six-mi...

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

1941 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

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

In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo),a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada),whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status. He...

The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw.

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up as...

1930s Japanese film.