Kōju Murata Movies

There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and...

In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law—descend into...

Biographical film about bacteriologist Dr. Hideyo Noguchi.

Being acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding ceremony. The groom's family is moneyed and owns large...

The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.

A small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates.

While returning by boat to Japan, Yoshie Fujiwara meets a rich woman who suggests him to become a singer thanks to an impresario friend of hers.

The sincere clown act performed by a master thief who infiltrates a remote island.

A bold and cheerful tale that broke new ground in the historical drama genre.

The Morning Sun Shines is a fiction-documentary film by Kenji Mizoguchi and Seiichi Ina. The film is a combination of a drama about a reporter, and...

A social drama about the first female police officer.

A thrilling detective period drama set in the streets of Edo—a world of intrigue, conspiracy, romance, and turmoil—where a thief as agile...

1938 Theater of Life adaptation.

Kurama Tengu appears in the Great Edo, where conspiracies swirl. The righteous sword flashes as the mystery of a beautiful woman’s...

A spearman who had long admired the samurai rises up after learning of cruelty of the samurai class.

A film adaptation of the story “Gonzo and Sukejū” from a new perspective.