Tomoko Naraoka Movies

It is 1922 and Fumiko is a high school student. Her family is poor but she loves to study literature. Her father, a peddler, does not return home and...

The history and art of ikebana, a centuries old Japanese art of flower arrangement and a look inside the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, where the...

Heartwarming story of an ambitious girl who becomes a concert pianist with the help of her musician father.

Akira, a student who is professionally engaged in boxing, aspires to follow in the footsteps of his late father and become a champion when, during...

A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite hangout of people searching for nourishment for their bodies and their souls. The...

A moodo/akushon yakuza picture with heavy emphasis on poignant seishun romance.

The brother of an up-and-coming kendoka is mysteriously murdered while working on a new model of motorboat.

An auto repairman's daughter questions him about what happened to her aunt during the war, but the father remains reticent. Finally the man opens up,...

A suspense drama directed by Mitsuo Wakasugi. Students, gangsters and other young people who couldn't make money were gathering and negotiating at a...

A "Goze" is a blind entertainer who travels to various places singing stories while playing the shamisen (Japanese three-stringed lute). Becoming a...

Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Namida ni naritai" by Teruhiko Saigo.

Hama-chan takes a vacation to go fishing in Akita despite warnings from Su-san as his company faces a restructuring process.

Two young Japanese schoolboys, one skinny and poor, one fat and well-to-do, become unlikely friends.

Murder case and trial.