Natsuko Kahara Movies

Part of the Young Guy [若大将] series.

Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her...

Modern comedy.

The night in Ginza was shimmering with neon lights. A grand celebration was being held for the seventh anniversary of the club "Ayako." Among the...

Salaryman comedy.

1974 Japanese movie

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

Film about a station master's romance with a young prostitute.

After killing a detective in a botched robbery, Keiichi (Natsuki) is on the run as police stake out the homes of his sisters, mother, and girlfriend.

A not-so-young "Young Guy" (Kayama) returns in this reunion feature, which takes Yuichi and Ishiyama to New York, where the former runs in the New...

A TV writer and a director stranded in a rural town witness the young villagers’ tangled romances. Despite parental feuds and arranged...

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

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...

Based on the story "Tokyo Station" by Tsunehiko Sagawa.

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

Late romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.

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

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