Shima Iwashita Movies

Based on Muneta Hiroshi's military novel. The main character, Yamaguchi Zensuke, is a military dog soldier. He joins the army and winds up sent...

This movie is based on an immortal literary work "The Snow Country," a story about a life of geisha Komako who lives in a region with heavy snowfalls.

During the 16th century, Japan was involved in the Sengoku Period, an era of civil wars and the powerful warlords who fought them. One of the...

The clerk of a trading company happens to have a large sum of money from his company in his possession. His girlfriend pressures him into fleeing...

The tale of Taira Kiyomori who started as a young inexperienced warrior who led the Heike into the battle against the brutal pirates on Setouchi.

A Japanese soldier deserts his position and travels to a small town on the Sea of Japan to start over. When a young maid falls for him, he talks her...

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

1961 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

Ryô is a young leopard, Maki a rhythmical wave. The barrier between a teacher and a student gives way to the passionate embrace of a man and a...

Set at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison, incarcerated by political opponents of her father. When she is...

On his way to Tokyo one night, a truck driver picks up a country girl and has his way with her amidst a forest. A few days later he loses his job...

Film by Deme Masanobu

Comedy about five good-for-nothings who run a phony exercise-hall.

This is a film adaptation of a popular NHK drama that depicts a strong-willed woman, Hana, who lives a lively life while being swept up in the waves...