Eiji Funakoshi Movies

Two sisters live with their family. The elder is reserved; the younger lively. Yet, the former is first engaged and all goes well until the young man...

1961 Japanese movie

Based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Story of the beautiful blind daughter of a wealthy businessman who falls in love with a servant.

The three Matsunami sisters navigate adulthood and the complex social pressures of finding a husband while living under their traditional...

The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.

15th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series

"Though still young, Natsuko gave up the life of a geisha to become the mistress of the president of a shipbuilding company. When he is about to...

Film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako

A thriller of deduction and duels, in which a newspaper reporter bravely takes on a gang in the city’s skyscraper district over a mysterious...

The warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers to keep the wolf from the door. The farmers are...

Momoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also have another half sister in Kyôto, Wakako, whom...

Adaptation of the novel by Masao Kume.

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.

Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter...

1962 Japanese movie

A young man (Eiji Funakoshi) lavishes his complete attention and resources on a beautiful young girl (Junko Kano) who was picked up in the Ikebukuro...