Keiju Kobayashi Movies

A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.

Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly close to the bank clerk (Mifune Toshiro) she's asked...

Etsuko, a female college student, tries to beat the con artists at their own game after she gets scammed one after another.

It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a...

Anzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her suitors, until she marries a beginning writer named...

A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.

The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and...

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.

Veteran filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi rounds out the second of his two trilogies about his hometown of Onomichi with this film about the budding...

Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his...

Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko...

A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.

Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution.

The fifth film in the Toho Diamond series, following "The Hateful Thing." Based on the true story of "Zoo Story" by author Fukuda Saburo. During the...

Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their...