Misako Watanabe

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Akai giwaku
7.7

Akai giwaku

Oct. 03, 1975

Akai giwaku

IMDb: 7.7 1975 6 views
Sachiko is the 17-year old daughter of radiotherapist Professor Oshima. After exposure to radiation in the hospital, she develops leukemia. As if ...
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
7.4

Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Apr. 14, 2007

Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

IMDb: 7.4 2007 142 min 30 views
Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku – ...
The Antique
5.4

The Antique

Nov. 01, 2018

The Antique

IMDb: 5.4 2018 121 min 26 views
Job-hunting Daisuke heads to the Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia in Kita-Kamakura with a book signed by Natsume Soseki that his deceased grandmother ...
Temptation
6.8

Temptation

Sep. 22, 1957

Temptation

IMDb: 6.8 1957 91 min 32 views
Shokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an art gallery. One day, Hideko led a handsome art ...
Bare Essence of Life
5.9

Bare Essence of Life

Jun. 06, 2009

Bare Essence of Life

IMDb: 5.9 2009 120 min 44 views
Youjin is a quirky young man living in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Yojin has a difficult time sitting still and can’t focus on extended ...
Hungry Soul, Part II
6.9

Hungry Soul, Part II

Nov. 28, 1956

Hungry Soul, Part II

IMDb: 6.9 1956 97 min 30 views
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
6.4

The Rambling Guitarist

Oct. 11, 1959

The Rambling Guitarist

IMDb: 6.4 1959 78 min 35 views
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
7.2

A Slope in the Sun

Apr. 15, 1958

A Slope in the Sun

IMDb: 7.2 1958 209 min 38 views
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
6.8

Lullaby to Kill

Apr. 02, 1977

Lullaby to Kill

IMDb: 6.8 1977 144 min 26 views
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
6.9

With Beauty and Sorrow

Feb. 28, 1965

With Beauty and Sorrow

IMDb: 6.9 1965 106 min 32 views
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
7.9

Kwaidan

Dec. 29, 1964

Kwaidan

IMDb: 7.9 1964 183 min 25 views
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning „ghost story,“ this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai ...
Youth of the Beast
7.4

Youth of the Beast

Apr. 21, 1963

Youth of the Beast

IMDb: 7.4 1963 92 min 28 views
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo’s underworld explodes with violence.
The Inheritance
7.4

The Inheritance

Feb. 16, 1962

The Inheritance

IMDb: 7.4 1962 108 min 34 views
On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts ...