Yōko Umemura Movies

  • 1941
    The 47 Ronin

    The 47 Ronin

    The 47 Ronin

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    In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences...

    The 47 Ronin
  • 1939
    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

    7.91939HD

    In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he...

    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
  • 1936
    Sisters of the Gion

    Sisters of the Gion

    Sisters of the Gion

    7.1991936HD

    Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and...

    Sisters of the Gion
  • 1936
    Osaka Elegy

    Osaka Elegy

    Osaka Elegy

    6.7371936HD

    Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.

    Osaka Elegy
  • 1943
    Navy

    Navy

    Navy

    01943HD

    Japanese war film.

    Navy
  • 1936
    Akanishi Kakita

    Akanishi Kakita

    Akanishi Kakita

    6.31936HD

    A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.

    Akanishi Kakita
  • 1929
    Aa mujo: Kohen

    Aa mujo: Kohen

    Aa mujo: Kohen

    01929HD

    Aa mujo: Kohen
  • 1935
    Oyuki the Virgin

    Oyuki the Virgin

    Oyuki the Virgin

    5.31935HD

    When a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats. During the long journey, the socially inferior women...

    Oyuki the Virgin
  • 1931
    And Yet They Go On

    And Yet They Go On

    And Yet They Go On

    01931HD

    Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Released in 2 parts. His only release of 1931

    And Yet They Go On
  • 1931
    Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen

    Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen

    Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen

    01931HD

    Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen
  • 1940
    晴小袖

    晴小袖

    晴小袖

    01940HD

    A lost film directed by Ushihara Kiyohiko based on a story published in the Mainichi Sunday Newspaper entitled '恋女扇.' It stars a...

    晴小袖
  • 1926
    The Woman Who Touched The Legs

    The Woman Who Touched The Legs

    The Woman Who Touched The Legs

    01926HD

    A twice-remade ironic comedy about a writer's encounter with a female thief.

    The Woman Who Touched The Legs
  • 1938
    The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

    The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

    The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

    71938HD

    A quintessential example of the period "ghost cat" (bakeneko or kaibyo) movie, this was one of at least six such titles released by the studio Shinko...

    The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
  • 1929
    Aa mujo: zenpen

    Aa mujo: zenpen

    Aa mujo: zenpen

    01929HD

    Aa mujo: zenpen
  • 1928
    Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen

    Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen

    Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen

    01928HD

    Silent Japanese film.

    Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen
  • 1930
    Mistress of a Foreigner

    Mistress of a Foreigner

    Mistress of a Foreigner

    6.51930HD

    Tōjin Okichi is a 1930 film by Kenji Mizoguchi based on the novel by Gisaburo Juichiya. Only 4 minutes have survived. The fragment has been...

    Mistress of a Foreigner
  • 1935
    Poppy

    Poppy

    Poppy

    6.11935HD

    Based on Soseki Natsume’s 1908 novel of the same title, Poppy is an ornately complicated story of desire and ambition. Fujio is beautiful,...

    Poppy
  • 1942
    Masujiro Omura

    Masujiro Omura

    Masujiro Omura

    01942HD

    A story about Ômura Masujirô

    Masujiro Omura
  • 1928
    Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen

    Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen

    Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen

    01928HD

    Silent Japanese film.

    Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen
  • 1940
    Osaka Woman

    Osaka Woman

    Osaka Woman

    01940HD

    Followup film to Osaka Elegy - Osaka Woman

    Osaka Woman