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Banchō sarayashiki 1937
short film about Banchō Sarayashiki.

The Siege of Osaka 1937
The Siege of Osaka

Boy Aviation Pilots 1936
Story of two close friends who long to become pilots in the air corps. Only one succeeds in entering the service, while the other finds a job in civilian aviation through his instructor's good offices.

New Clothing 1936
Japan's first feature film directed by a female. The film was about the naïve, premature emotions between a young geisha-to-be and a youth destined for Buddhist priesthood; it concluded with their separation.

Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen 1936

Mother's Love Letter 1935
Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run judo school.

Sôbô 1933
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

A Man with a Married Woman's Hairdo 1933
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

The Layabout and Seabathing 1933
The seventh film in the popular series starring the Yotamono trio (Mitsui, Abe and Isono). Summer came and the three of them decided to open a store on the beach to get rich...

A Woman Crying in Spring 1933 star_border 6.8
Kenji and Chuko travel to Hokkaido as migrant workers and enlist as miners under the strict leadership of Guzuyasu. On the boat journey to Hokkaido, Kenji attracts Ohama, who is travelling to Hokkaido to open a bar. When Kenji visits the bar, he chases away a sailor who was hassling a shy girl, Ofuji, which makes Ohama jealous.

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki 1932

Chocolate Girl 1932
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

Arashi no naka no shojo 1932

Moth-eaten Spring 1932
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

First Steps Ashore 1932 star_border 7
Early Japanese sound film, a remake of Josef von Sternberg’s DOCKS OF NEW YORK set in Yokohama.

Crying to the Blue Sky 1932
After losing their parents, Eiichi and his sister Kikue are taken in by their aunt and uncle. Kikue is sent to Tokyo to work as a servant. Left alone, Eiichi wants a model airplane that a friend at school has, but finds found solace in reading the model-making instructions in a magazine that his sister sent him. One day, Eiichi gets into a fight and falls into a river, contracting pneumonia. Presumed to be a lost film.

The Loyal 47 Ronin 1932
This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As the first sound version of the classic narrative, the film was something of an event, and employed a stellar cast, who give a roster of memorable performances. Director Teinosuke Kinugasa was primarily a specialist in jidai-geki (period films), such as the internationally celebrated Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1953), and although he is now most famous as the maker of the avant-garde silent films A Page of Madness (Kurutta ichipeji, 1926) and Crossroads (Jujiro, 1928), Chushingura is in fact more typical of his output than those experimental works. The film ranked third in that year’s Kinema Junpo critics’ poll, and Joseph Anderson and Donald Richie noted that 'not only the sound but the quick cutting was admired by many critics.

The Strength of a Moustache 1931
Kato's splendid mustache is an obstacle when it comes to finding a job. However, he gets a job as a security guard at a construction site. The president of the construction company tries to grow a mustache like Kato's and, failing, orders Kato to shave off his. Considered a lost film.

Silver Stream 1931
Michiko gets pregnant after a rape. She marries a boring business partner of her father to avoid the shame. Later she meets the rapist again who is now a union leader in opposition of her husband.

Youth, Why Do You Cry? 1930
A modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.

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