Yoshio Inaba Movies

Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never...

Sixth film in the series. A little boy who just wants to be a carpenter is at the center of a plot that might topple -- or save -- a mighty Clan,...

A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.

A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.

The supply of sea bream to the fish market has decreased, and the price has increased to a whopping 1 ryo, and unable to face his customers openly...

A film by Hiroshi Inagaki.

A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan.

Five women classmates from a college in Tokyo are on the first stretch of a walking tour when one of them, Masako, falls ill at a railway station....

One of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds that he must take care of the wife and child of...

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.

A detective wonders that his sister is a murder suspect.

A young man, convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the penitentiary, comes to believe that his wife is being unfaithful to him. He contrives his...

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.

Japanese drama.

The womanising master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good instead of learning the skills himself. He lives to...

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

A beautifully told story of a woman hardened by marriage to a man she doesn't love, after giving herself to another. She dedicates herself to her...