Search results for "Yūko Mochizuki"
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama
IMDb: 7.8
98

In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old…

Genre: Drama
A Japanese Tragedy

A Japanese Tragedy

A Japanese Tragedy
IMDb: 7.4
116

At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard…

Genre: Drama
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
IMDb: 7.7
115

Takeo, a capricious wife from Tokyo high society, is bored by her dull husband, a quiet and reliable company executive raised in the country. After a crisis, she understands better…

Genre: Drama
Late Chrysanthemums

Late Chrysanthemums

Late Chrysanthemums
IMDb: 7.4
101

What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Kin has saved her money, and has become a wealthy money-lender, spending her…

Genre: Drama
Red Lion

Red Lion

Red Lion
IMDb: 6.9
115

Impersonating an Imperial Army officer by wearing a “red lion’s mane”, a poor servant returns to his village after 10 years of absence to end the village’s suffering caused by…

Genre: Action, Comedy
The Song of the Cart

The Song of the Cart

The Song of the Cart
IMDb: 7
145

A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan.

Genre: Drama