Chikage Awashima Movies

Ensemble comedy.

Sequel to the 1955 movie.

Sixth entry in the Ekimae series, loosely based on the folktale of the tanuki and the tea kettle.

1962 Japanese movie

A contemporary comedy.

A boss of underworld helps the police crush an evil gang.

The Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a brusque, cold-hearted father and a submissive mother. The...

Tokiko Haebaru, a 76-year-old grandmother living in Nago, Okinawa, embarks on a marathon across Japan.

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.

#13 in the Ekimae series of films. Set at Todai University, Professor Sakai (played by Frankie Sakai) mentors a group of university hopefuls. Cut to...

Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.

The plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at...

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

Hatamoto Ooka Gentaro was deeply committed to a future with a beautiful girl named Omachi, a relationship facilitated by his love of the shamisen....

An ad campaign for a TV show called the “Male Training Contest” stirs chaos at a major electronics company. On opening night, PR manager...