Hiroko Machida Movies

A silk mill worker living through a dark and twisted youth… What is chastity? A powerful work that speaks to society through the anguished...

A biting portrait of the world of classical Japanese dance: an ambitious young woman (Wakao Ayako) shoves aside her mentor (Kyo Machiko) on her way...

Comedy drama film

A thriller of deduction and duels, in which a newspaper reporter bravely takes on a gang in the city’s skyscraper district over a mysterious...

A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister, Miki. But soon the...

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...

Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four...

Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.

A romantic musical film based on hit records of the time.

A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man's mistress, finds herself falling in love with a student closer to her age.

This film begins with a teacher describing to his students how brave the crew was which died as result of Japan's first submarine accident. The film...

A desperate detective on the trail of criminals who are holding a baby hostage and demanding one million yen

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps...

TV film about the "Nishiyama Incident", a scandal surrounding the 1972 return of Okinawa to Japan. Produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of TV...

The story of a young police officer who risks his career to save the soul of a woman who curses societal evils and chooses the path of...

During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated...

Kamezo, a manzai comedian, had been taking a break from performing while his partner Tsuruko was giving birth, but Tsuruko announced that she was...

A film adaptation of a novel that caused a stir among women for its incisive examination of romantic relationships between men and women.