Haruko Sugimura Movies

Twenty-year-old Yoshiko (Setsuko Hara) and her younger sister Asako (Yōko Yaguchi) struggle to accept changes in their home during the...

A young lawyer falls in love with the daughter of his former professor, whom he's hired to tutor his children.

1962 Japanese movie

This film is strongly anti-war film. The film is based on the collection of writings by Japanese student soldiers who died during World War II. The...

Lending money, job hunting for civilians and babysitting. All these things are usually not listed on a policeman's job description. But for the...

An early Japanese sound film, notable for being the only Japanese film ever to use the Western Electric Sound System. Contrary to most Western...

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

Being acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding ceremony. The groom's family is moneyed and owns large...

The beauty of the Japanese family system is portrayed through the women who greet a woman who went to America thirty years ago to visit her grave.

A small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates.

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

Domoto Kozue, a gifted young ikebana artist, shoulders the legacy of her late father’s school while navigating the pressures of family...

About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family...

When Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the samurai Kochiyama Soshun agrees to assist.

Every day a car accident happens in the city. The involved parties are prey to the settlement agents (jidanya), mediators between the parts and the...

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

Young widow Ine is suffering under the harsh treatment of her mother in law. As a former Geisha, Ine had struggled to be accepted into the...