Roppa Furukawa Movies

Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a...

1946 Japanese movie

Japanese comedy film.

Based on a comic strip by Kaoru Akiyoshi. First in a four part film series.

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

Newly released from the army, five men return to Tokyo to find no place to live in the bombed-out city, food and necessities rationed out by people...

1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan.

Japanese war film based on the true story of Yoshiko Kawashima, played by actress Miyuki Takakura in her film debut.

A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives.

1958 Japanese movie

In 1930s Japan, a beer seller and a struggling music student fall in love while chasing their dreams.

Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her dancing begins...

1942 adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's novel.

Japanese comedy film.

Hachigoro, a carpenter living in the Rakugo Tenement, is an honest and skilled craftsman, but he loves sake more than his three daily meals, and had...

Based on the comic by Ichio Matsushita