Movies: Ranko Hanai

  • 1943
    Sanshiro Sugata

    Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

    Sanshiro Sugata

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    The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new form of self-defence: Judo. The main character is based on Shiro Saigo, a legendary judoka....

    Sanshiro Sugata
  • 1956
    A Wife's Heart

    A Wife's Heart (1956)

    A Wife's Heart

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    Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly close to the bank clerk (Mifune Toshiro) she's asked for a loan....

    A Wife's Heart
  • 1950
    Snow-Flake

    Snow-Flake (1950)

    Snow-Flake

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    Snow-Flake
  • 1951
    Ginza Cosmetics

    Ginza Cosmetics (1951)

    Ginza Cosmetics

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    A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son....

    Ginza Cosmetics
  • 1953
    Love Letter

    Love Letter (1953)

    Love Letter

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    A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people....

    Love Letter
  • 1951
    Repast

    Repast (1951)

    Repast

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    Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband....

    Repast
  • 1953
    Where Chimneys Are Seen

    Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)

    Where Chimneys Are Seen

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    Where Chimneys Are Seen focuses primarily on the interconnected lives of two couples in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Senju, a poor industrial section of Tokyo....

    Where Chimneys Are Seen
  • 1935
    Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

    Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1935)

    Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

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    A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it....

    Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
  • 1945
    Duel at Yagyu Valley

    Duel at Yagyu Valley (1945)

    Duel at Yagyu Valley

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    During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword and martial arts. Hozoin loses a series of matches with master swordsman Kozumi Ise-no-kami. Bitterly ...

    Duel at Yagyu Valley
  • 1943
    Hot Wind

    Hot Wind (1943)

    Hot Wind

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    Set in wartime at the Yawata Steel Works in Tobata, Yawata, and Kokura cities in Fukuoka Prefecture, the film depicts people taking on the evil blast furnaces that prevent increased production. The film was shot on location at the actual Yawata Steel...

    Hot Wind
  • 1954
    Five Sisters

    Five Sisters (1954)

    Five Sisters

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    The story of five sisters....

    Five Sisters
  • 1949
    Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo

    Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo (1949)

    Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo

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    Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their leader is....

    Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
  • 1944
    The Way of Drama

    The Way of Drama (1944)

    The Way of Drama

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    The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles like those used by amateur actors to dramatise contemporary events....

    The Way of Drama
  • 1955
    The Tale of Jiro

    The Tale of Jiro (1955)

    The Tale of Jiro

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    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 of his mother....

    The Tale of Jiro
  • 1955
    Nonki saiban

    Nonki saiban (1955)

    Nonki saiban

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    A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taking the wrong course, the crime of seducing, and th...

    Nonki saiban
  • 1937
    Nangoku taiheiki

    Nangoku taiheiki (1937)

    Nangoku taiheiki

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    Japanese film....

    Nangoku taiheiki
  • 1953
    珍説忠臣蔵

    珍説忠臣蔵 (1953)

    珍説忠臣蔵

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    A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin....

    珍説忠臣蔵
  • 1942
    Wings of Victory

    Wings of Victory (1942)

    Wings of Victory

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    Wings of Victory
  • 1941
    A Fond Face from the Past

    A Fond Face from the Past (1941)

    A Fond Face from the Past

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    A Fond Face from the Past is also set in a rural community, specifically a village outside Kameoka, near Kyoto. In some ways this short, thirty-six-minute film is Naruse's most moving negotiation of the militarist restrictions of the time, perhaps be...

    A Fond Face from the Past
  • 1952
    Sunset Over Mount Fuji

    Sunset Over Mount Fuji (1952)

    Sunset Over Mount Fuji

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    Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi...

    Sunset Over Mount Fuji