Misako Watanabe

Recently added

Hungry Soul, Part II
0

Hungry Soul, Part II

Nov. 28, 1956

Hungry Soul, Part II

A continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with ...
The Rambling Guitarist
0

The Rambling Guitarist

Arriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the local gang as a hired hand. However, with the ...
A Slope in the Sun
0

A Slope in the Sun

Apr. 15, 1958

A Slope in the Sun

The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family as tutor of the daughter, Kumiko, while she ...
Lullaby to Kill
0

Lullaby to Kill

Apr. 02, 1977

Lullaby to Kill

Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old ...
With Beauty and Sorrow
0

With Beauty and Sorrow

When the man who seduced the famous painter Otoko as a teenager–and then wrote a bestselling novel about it–reappears in her life, ...
Kwaidan
0

Kwaidan

Jan. 06, 1965

Kwaidan

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning “ghost story,” this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai ...
The Inheritance
0

The Inheritance

Feb. 16, 1962

The Inheritance

A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and ...
Red Suspicion
0

Red Suspicion

Oct. 03, 1975

Red Suspicion

Sachiko is the 17-year old daughter of radiotherapist Professor Oshima. After exposure to radiation in the hospital, she develops leukemia. As if ...
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
7.3

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku – ...