Chieko Murata Movies

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

Asako works in a hostel for troubled young women. When a beautiful young girl is brought in one day after committing theft, Asako finds out from the...

A passionate singer who’s rough around the edges but has a warm heart; a kind-hearted, impoverished painter who devotes himself wholeheartedly;...

1938 Theater of Life adaptation.

In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may...

Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man of refined tastes who is recovering from a stroke, discovers that, while his body is decaying, his libido still...

A college student falls in love with a notorious delinquent girl.

A film adaptation of a novel that caused a stir among women for its incisive examination of romantic relationships between men and women.

Tokiko patiently awaits her husband's return from WWII when her four-year old son falls ill. She takes him to the doctor but has no means of paying,...

Features a haunted well with yet another blind masseur's vengeful ghost.

A man and a woman whose love is forbidden due to a feud between their parents resolve to die together and head to the island of Sado.

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.

Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An excellent blend of intrigue and betrayal, set against the...