Natsuko Kahara Movies

When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous...

Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic...

A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about the difficult situation a young woman finds herself...

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in...

In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a hooker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets an unmarried teacher...

1962 Japanese movie

The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about the difficult relationship between the...

Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love.

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...

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their...

A woman has a brief, intense affair with a younger man while awaiting her trial for the murder of her husband's mistress.

Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution.

1962 Japanese movie

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

Late romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.

A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.