Chieko Murata Movies

A woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she catches the eye of a businessman while working at a...

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of...

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...

In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household....

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich...

During the 20s in Japan, a romantic student at Tokyo's Waseda University is filled with noble sentiments absorbed from literature but his naive...

Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.

Black Snow tells the tale of a disturbed young man who, after spying on his mother with a black serviceman, finds himself unable to attain sexual...

Machiko falls in love with a mysterious man, but her family wants something different for her.

Features a haunted well with yet another blind masseur's vengeful ghost.

Asako works in a hostel for troubled young women. When a beautiful young girl is brought in one day after committing theft, Asako finds out from the...

Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in her life are three young men—stage actor...

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.