Natsuko Kahara
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1921-01-03
Locus Natus: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Et ut:
Bridge of Japan
Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic...
release : 1956.10.01popularis : 2.724
Flowing
Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mother's trade...
release : 1956.11.20popularis : 2.578
Morning for the Osone Family
A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.
release : 1946.02.21popularis : 2.673
Fiddler on the Roof
Special 50th anniversary recording of the Tokyo Imperial Theater production of the Fiddler on the Roof. Set in the little village of Anatevka, the...
release : 1983.01.17popularis : 3.529
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.
release : 1958.10.21popularis : 2.342
Lullaby of the Earth
The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and...
release : 1976.06.12popularis : 5.285
The Approach of Autumn
A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery...
release : 1960.10.01popularis : 8.065
The Bad Sleep Well
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the...
release : 1960.09.15popularis : 17.585
Summer Clouds
A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns...
release : 1958.09.02popularis : 2.305
Little Peach
Anzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her suitors, until she marries a beginning writer named...
release : 1958.05.13popularis : 3.843
A Wanderer's Notebook
Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko...
release : 1962.09.29popularis : 6.324
Spring Dreams
When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous...
release : 1960.01.03popularis : 1.608
Broken Drum
When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in...
release : 1949.12.01popularis : 1.202
The Tale of Jiro
Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death...
release : 1955.10.25popularis : 2.628
The Twilight Story
In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a hooker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets an unmarried teacher...
release : 1960.08.28popularis : 0.706
Moment of Terror
When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the driver in this thrilling drama. The car was driven by...
release : 1966.04.16popularis : 5.957
A Woman's Life
A woman remember's her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.
release : 1963.11.16popularis : 2.19
The Other Woman
In "The Other Woman" the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have come to regard as their racy and slightly disreputable...
release : 1961.05.30popularis : 3.406
Once a Rainy Day
Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love.
release : 1966.10.01popularis : 2.001
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father, in postwar Japan.
release : 1959.03.29popularis : 4.239
Kandagawa
Based on a blockbuster song by Kaguyahime, a folk group. Makoto, a college student who belongs to a puppet theatre club, meets Michiko, who works at...
release : 1974.04.06popularis : 0.622
The Unbalanced Wheel
A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.
release : 1957.07.03popularis : 0.862
The Night of the Seagull
A woman has a brief, intense affair with a younger man while awaiting her trial for the murder of her husband's mistress.
release : 1968.10.23popularis : 1.862
Black River
A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and sell...
release : 1957.10.23popularis : 10.553
Okoto and Sasuke
One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.
release : 1961.10.14popularis : 1.037
Blind Devotion
Late romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.
release : 1961.03.08popularis : 3.377
Floating Weeds
When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences. A remake...
release : 1959.11.17popularis : 7.707
To Trap a Kidnapper
Hideyuki Mitamura, a student at a private school near Osaka, is kidnapped on his way home from school.
release : 1982.09.25popularis : 1.303
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful...
release : 1960.01.15popularis : 9.225
The Daphne
Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their...
release : 1966.10.01popularis : 1.696
Untamed Woman
A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive...
release : 1957.05.28popularis : 1.274
Happiness of Us Alone
The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and...
release : 1961.01.15popularis : 2.145
The Snowy Heron
The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps...
release : 1958.11.29popularis : 1.034
Red-Light Bases
Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution.
release : 1953.12.08popularis : 0.81
Tomorrow
On August 9, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This film, based on a story by Mitsukaru Inoue, describes the daily life of...
release : 1988.08.13popularis : 2.199
The Song Lantern
The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about the difficult relationship between the...
release : 1960.05.18popularis : 1.697
Tenchu!
A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
release : 1969.08.09popularis : 3.762
Three-Fingered Detective
Being acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding ceremony. The groom's family is moneyed and owns large...
release : 1947.12.09popularis : 1.148
An Inlet of Muddy Water
A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about the difficult situation a young woman finds herself...
release : 1953.11.23popularis : 5.916