Kinji Fujiwa

Part one of two.

Kurekura : 1940.01.18
Icyamamare : 0.923

A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.

Kurekura : 1946.02.21
Icyamamare : 2.062

A film that begins with wit and comedy when a husband tries to hide and mask his drinking, which his Jesus freak and very Christian wife dislikes, by...

Kurekura : 1938.10.05
Icyamamare : 0.92

Kurekura : 1940.02.14
Icyamamare : 0.985

An episodic film about life in and around a rural police station and the people it serves.

Kurekura : 1938.11.09
Icyamamare : 1.795

Father of nine children cannot find a job. Despite their aspirations, the children are encouraged by both parents to hold down menial jobs and...

Kurekura : 1939.03.11
Icyamamare : 1.164

Japanese film based on the life of writer Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896).

Kurekura : 1939.05.31
Icyamamare : 1.193

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,...

Kurekura : 1941.01.18
Icyamamare : 1.037

The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.

Kurekura : 1942.09.24
Icyamamare : 1.502

A "slice-of life" film about a group of high school girls in 1940s Japan.

Kurekura : 1941.08.27
Icyamamare : 1.142

This film attempts to reconstruct the tension of the Battle of Shanghai through an episode in an understated way, introducting its story in a...

Kurekura : 1939.05.19
Icyamamare : 2.592

Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese...

Kurekura : 1940.01.02
Icyamamare : 1.753

Part two of two.

Kurekura : 1940.01.18
Icyamamare : 0.599

Kurekura : 1946.12.24
Icyamamare : 0.655

In this semi-documentary, an older locomotive driver is tasked with training younger ones and is currently training two in particular. The old man is...

Kurekura : 1941.10.04
Icyamamare : 0.921

The year is 1936. Ōhinata-mura was a very poor village between deep valleys. Soncho, the village head is trying to collect the village taxes...

Kurekura : 1940.10.30
Icyamamare : 0.672

Venice Film Festival 1939

Kurekura : 1938.05.18
Icyamamare : 0.398

Song of the White Orchid was a co-production of Toho and Mantetsu, the railway that served the colonial region of Manchuria, and the first film in...

Kurekura : 1939.11.30
Icyamamare : 1.564

This is the story of a woman who enters the world of sales. She works at a company in Ginza as a typist. She determines that she needs money for her...

Kurekura : 1939.10.31
Icyamamare : 0.953