Chieko Higashiyama Movies

1958 Japanese movie

Yamada Maki, who has a strained relationship with her father and a protective older brother, Katsuyoshi, faces a series of emotional challenges,...

A case of mistaken identity in which a woman assumes the role of widow to a man killed in a train accident.

Born to a prestigious family, Natsuko is not impressed by any one of her suitors. Determined to spend her life serving god, she sets off to a convent...

Set during Japan's Bakumatsu period, the film follows Fukuzawa Yukichi, a poor samurai's son who defies societal norms to study Dutch and English....

1963 Japanese movie

A tale of a wasted youth and romantic conflict.

The Yoshikawa family is a typical small town family. With only the father's and daughter's salaries to support the family's six members, life is not...

The Siege of Osaka

A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.

A young woman decides to leave school in order to help her sister.

This movie attempts to present the reality of doctorless villages to society at large, while focusing on simple human love in a heartwarming episode...

First japanese talking movie.