Kanae Kobayashi Movies

The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo...

Film directed by Kenji Misumi.

Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy,...

Set in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a celebrated historical case tried by magistrate Tadasuke...

Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and Nobuko...

A street guitarist is unwittingly drawn into a smuggling ring while trying to earn money for his sister’s wedding.

Depicting the lives and spirit of geisha during and after the war.

Third film of the yoidore hakase series

The sword of the chivalrous warrior is drawn amid the struggle for a legendary sword and a plot to assassinate a young princess.

The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develop his own style.

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars...

A 1946 Japanese film directed by Keigo Kimura.