Shin'yō Nara
Actor · 1896 – 1977 · Akita Prefecture, Japan
Movies21
Movie7.0DramaShuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Movie6.7Japanese silent film directed by Yasujirô Shimazu, originally released as a two-part movie on December 11, 1931.
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Movie6.2DramaA spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods.
Movie3.2DramaA section chief at the Bureau of Construction is in a shady relationship with a construction company. Then a new, young and honest subordinate is assigned to work under the section chief. Once he learns about the shady relationship, however, the new subordinate skillfully conceals the corruption and joins the corrupt, shady relationship.
Movie3.7MysteryHorrorTetsuji Takechi's third film is based on two short stories by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. The film depicts the lurid and violently erotic dreams of a writer, his wife and his sister, after having spent a night out drinking and visiting sex shows. It underwent extensive censorship before the government would allow it to be released. About 20% of the film's original content was cut and this footage is now considered lost.
Movie10.0DramaA woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest the U.S. Security Pact.
Movie7.0DramaAfter Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.
Movie8.0ComedyBored in his marriage, a dentist flirts with a young woman on a train. However he soon finds himself embroiled in a series of misunderstandings with his wife, the young woman and her husband. Considered to be a lost film.
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Movie7.0ComedyMusicThree couples connected to rival business and theatrical families navigate complicated romances, workplace disputes, and family opposition.
Movie5.3DramaA businessman’s daughter falls in love with one of her father’s employees.
Movie7.1DramaHistoryRepresenting a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a conservative prosecutor of the benefits of Japan's democratized post-war legal system.
MovieWarDramaA Japanese wartime film directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
Movie8.0DramaTwo people are fascinated by a sculptor's statue. The film is lost.
MovieJapanese war movie.
Movie6.5DramaCrimeAn attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.
Movie6.8DramaRyoichi and Chikako, brother and sister, live together. Chikako toils during the day and, at night, prostitutes herself to fund his college tuition.
MovieEiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at singing, and lived her life playing around with her cronies, organizing music concerts and so on. However, things change when her father's business fails and she was suddenly thrown out into the world without any foundation. Eiko has no one to support her after she loses her social status, and her only tutor, Shinnosuke (Natsukawa Daijiro) was the only one who was sincere. Eiko is a stickler for using everything she can get her hands on, and she quickly moves into Shinnosuke's house.
Movie6.0DramaJyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his mother. Jyuta tries to correct him…