Chishū Ryū Movies

Though plagued by ill health all his life, a young Japanese man is obligated to fulfill his family's longstanding military tradition.

Tora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes by the nickname Watt. Tora attempts to match Watt...

The narrative is about a woman who faces hard times, when her husband is arrested for a crime committed by his boss. The woman also has a child to...

Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated,...

A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving behind a fiance…. A unique social satire that...

When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying his room. The professor and Tora-san become rivals...

Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is...

Three men fall in love with the same young girl who works in a tonkatsu restaurant in the Shitamachi district of Tokyo.

A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy who loves her. They originally met at the...

On the road again, Torajiro meets a kindred spirit in Lily, a lounge singer.

After the plans of a group of college students to cheat on their final exams goes awry, they're left to reassess their lives and educations and get...

A private detective chases a female pickpocket into a film studio and dashes through the sets. With special appearances by a star-studded cast.

A small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates.

1961 Japanese movie

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.

An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both...

The Ueki family may not be wealthy, but smiles are never in short supply. The father is awarded prize money for 25 years of service to his workplace,...