Ranko Hanai Movies

1950 Japanese movie

A yakuza bodyguard is persuaded by Ōhara Yūgaku to take the farmers’ side.

Jidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi

The story of five sisters.

1941 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a...

Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.

The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up...

A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and constant setbacks as they chase survival and...

A university professor and his wife have two sons with infantile paralysis. Through trial and error, they struggle to open a school for disabled...

Japanese film.