Shintarō Kido Movies

Soemon, the master of Gidayū-style madcap performances, has gathered the entire tenement block again tonight and is tormenting everyone with his...

Kotaro Shimoyama, once a government official, loses his job and separates from his wife, Sachie. He now resides with his daughter, Haruko. By chance,...

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...

Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Wakai omawari-san" by Shiro Sone.

In a warehouse area at night, a drunk chief engineer is stabbed to death by someone who whistles. After the break of dawn, two seamen join the crew...

Kawai Midori's father left the family a long time ago and since her mother passed away, she has taken care of her younger siblings by herself by...

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...

Period comedy.

The feudal lord Kisaragi Yae no Kami (Minami Komyo) searches for a child he had with a low-borne woman, that was sent away from his home 16 years ago...

Japanese comedy film.

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful...

Japanese comedy film.

A side show snake man who dreams of becoming a drummer tries to save a blind flower girl.

Saga Shiori, who had been held up as a genius writer, runs away to a nightclub to deceive her manager's eyes. She is no longer the genius writer she...

Bored Hatamoto film #21