Yōko Umemura Movies

  • 1939
    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

    7.91939HD

    In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he...

    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
  • 1936
    Sisters of the Gion

    Sisters of the Gion

    Sisters of the Gion

    7.21936HD

    Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and...

    Sisters of the Gion
  • 1941
    The 47 Ronin

    The 47 Ronin

    The 47 Ronin

    6.91941HD

    In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences...

    The 47 Ronin
  • 1943
    Navy

    Navy

    Navy

    01943HD

    Japanese war film.

    Navy
  • 1936
    Osaka Elegy

    Osaka Elegy

    Osaka Elegy

    6.71936HD

    Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.

    Osaka Elegy
  • 1935
    Miss Okichi

    Miss Okichi

    Miss Okichi

    61935HD

    Kenji Mizoguchi is credited as “supervisor” on this rare Japanese genre film, which stars the stunning Isuzu Yamada (Osaka Elegy, Throne...

    Miss Okichi
  • 1940
    晴小袖

    晴小袖

    晴小袖

    01940HD

    A lost film directed by Ushihara Kiyohiko based on a story published in the Mainichi Sunday Newspaper entitled '恋女扇.' It stars a...

    晴小袖
  • 1938
    The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

    The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

    The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

    71938HD

    A quintessential example of the period "ghost cat" (bakeneko or kaibyo) movie, this was one of at least six such titles released by the studio Shinko...

    The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
  • 1936
    Akanishi Kakita

    Akanishi Kakita

    Akanishi Kakita

    6.31936HD

    A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.

    Akanishi Kakita
  • 1935
    Oyuki the Virgin

    Oyuki the Virgin

    Oyuki the Virgin

    5.31935HD

    When a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats. During the long journey, the socially inferior women...

    Oyuki the Virgin
  • 1930
    Mistress of a Foreigner

    Mistress of a Foreigner

    Mistress of a Foreigner

    6.51930HD

    Tōjin Okichi is a 1930 film by Kenji Mizoguchi based on the novel by Gisaburo Juichiya. Only 4 minutes have survived. The fragment has been...

    Mistress of a Foreigner
  • 1930
    Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One

    Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One

    Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One

    7.51930HD

    A Japanese silent film

    Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One
  • 1931
    And Yet They Go On

    And Yet They Go On

    And Yet They Go On

    01931HD

    Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Released in 2 parts. His only release of 1931

    And Yet They Go On
  • 1927
    Five Women Around Him

    Five Women Around Him

    Five Women Around Him

    01927HD

    Directed by Yutaka Abe.

    Five Women Around Him
  • 1926
    A Mermaid on Land

    A Mermaid on Land

    A Mermaid on Land

    01926HD

    Directed by Yutaka Abe (as Jack Abe).

    A Mermaid on Land
  • 1929
    The Kasahara School

    The Kasahara School

    The Kasahara School

    01929HD

    Directed by Kichiro Tsuji.

    The Kasahara School
  • 1926
    A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring

    A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring

    A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring

    01926HD

    Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

    A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
  • 1929
    Hyakumensô

    Hyakumensô

    Hyakumensô

    01929HD

    Hyakumensô
  • 1931
    Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen

    Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen

    Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen

    01931HD

    Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen
  • 1941
    A Man of the Arts

    A Man of the Arts

    A Man of the Arts

    01941HD

    A Man of the Arts

    A Man of the Arts