Movies: Masami Morikawa

  • 1941
    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)

    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

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    After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced to sell their house to cover his debts and decide to move in with one of the former's children, each of whom is scarcely happy to accommodate....

    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
  • 1941
    The Flower is not False

    The Flower is not False (1941)

    The Flower is not False

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    Hana wa itsuwarazu (1941) is the second directorial work by Shochiku's Oba Hideo. Oba had previously worked as an assistant director to Shimizu Hiroshi and penned films for Shimazu Yasujiro. In this early effort, he is not stylistically very far from...

    The Flower is not False
  • 1939
    Warm Current

    Warm Current (1939)

    Warm Current

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    Adaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital, depicts the love lives of the director's daughter, the administrative director, a doctor, and a nurse....

    Warm Current
  • 1937
    The Lights of Asakusa

    The Lights of Asakusa (1937)

    The Lights of Asakusa

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    Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to ...

    The Lights of Asakusa
  • 1937
    The Trio's Engagements

    The Trio's Engagements (1937)

    The Trio's Engagements

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    Three men vying for the same job end up chasing the same girl in this comedy-drama from noted Japanese director Yasujiro Shimazu....

    The Trio's Engagements
  • 1954
    Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass

    Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass (1954)

    Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass

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    The timid first love of high school students! A whisper of love between a young man and a girl! The experiences of a middle-aged couple with a child! A cheerful work depicting the problems between three generations of men and women in a bright and he...

    Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass
  • 1940
    Nobuko

    Nobuko (1940)

    Nobuko

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    A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods....

    Nobuko
  • 1939
    Zoku aizen katsura

    Zoku aizen katsura (1939)

    Zoku aizen katsura

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    1939 Japanese movie...

    Zoku aizen katsura
  • 1937
    Forget Love for Now

    Forget Love for Now (1937)

    Forget Love for Now

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    Yuki is a young, single mother supporting herself and her son, Haru, with a job as a bar hostess....

    Forget Love for Now
  • 1936
    The New Road: Akemi

    The New Road: Akemi (1936)

    The New Road: Akemi

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    The eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow aristocrat she thinks is a dullard. This part is told from the perspective of Akemi....

    The New Road: Akemi
  • 1939
    Women at War

    Women at War (1939)

    Women at War

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    Naomi Tazawa (Hiroko Kawasaki), who works at Isetan Department Store, was told by an executive at a film company (Ken Uehara), that he was going to make a film about her. She was scouted to become an actress, but she held strong. Around that time, he...

    Women at War
  • 1952
    Kyōshū

    Kyōshū (1952)

    Kyōshū

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    Kyōshū
  • 1954
    Always in My Heart Part 3

    Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)

    Always in My Heart Part 3

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    Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again, but Haruki departs to Europe....

    Always in My Heart Part 3
  • 1942
    A Certain Woman

    A Certain Woman (1942)

    A Certain Woman

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    Pretty Oshige is deceived by her first love. After this, she lives a hard lifestyle, working at a number of jobs. Her only pleasure is her nephew, who eventually becomes a merchant marine. When Oshige meets her old love ten years later, she is able t...

    A Certain Woman
  • 1939
    Lovers' Duet

    Lovers' Duet (1939)

    Lovers' Duet

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    Melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut...

    Lovers' Duet
  • 1938
    The Tree of Love

    The Tree of Love (1938)

    The Tree of Love

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    A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run away to Kyoto, but her child suddenly became sick and she just missed the train and Kozo. She makes i...

    The Tree of Love
  • 1951
    Pure White Nights

    Pure White Nights (1951)

    Pure White Nights

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    "Pure white nights" - A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the psychology of their marriage with elegant and a controversial touch. Love, art and suffering until the tragic and absurd ending....

    Pure White Nights
  • 1942
    Flowers of Patriotism

    Flowers of Patriotism (1942)

    Flowers of Patriotism

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    A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second Sino-Japanese War....

    Flowers of Patriotism
  • 1941
    Record of a Woman Doctor

    Record of a Woman Doctor (1941)

    Record of a Woman Doctor

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    A group of female doctors travel to a remote village during their summer holiday to offer free medical care to villagers. There they must battle prejudice and superstition as much as disease....

    Record of a Woman Doctor
  • 1937
    A Star Athlete

    A Star Athlete (1937)

    A Star Athlete

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    During college military training exercises, the bond between two friends and athletic rivals is tested when one of them becomes involved with a woman who may be a prostitute....

    A Star Athlete