Hisaya Morishige Movies

A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.

Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar...

This is the story of the 47 ronin of the Ako clan who rose up to avenge the brutal death of their beloved master Asano Takumi-no-kami after his...

Half a Loaf... Avarice / Yoku

Eighth in the Ekimae series, portraying competition between two hot spring resort owners in Yamanashi.

In Meiji era Japan a sixth grade boy is smart, likable and confident and owing to his academic success liked by his teacher. Things are not going...

A food company undergoes leadership changes, with younger staff rising to key roles.

Seventh in the Ekimae series, detailing the exploits of the landladies around Ryogoku Station in Tokyo, and their sumo clientele.

1958 Theater of Life adaptation.

Ensemble comedy.

Japanese comedy film.

Jirocho and his followers chase the Kurokomas into the Kai Province.

Movie version of NHK renzoku drama "Tokyo Romance"

"My mother is Japanese, a drifting diva of Tokyo" After the death of her father Reika goes to Japan to visit her mother, but can't find her, so she...

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