Yōko Umemura Movies

Directed by Yutaka Abe (as Jack Abe).

A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.

Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo,...

A historical drama spanning three generations, centered on the Sydney Special Attack Unit. Recommended by the Ministry of Education.

A twice-remade ironic comedy about a writer's encounter with a female thief.

A story about Ômura Masujirô

Silent Japanese film.

A lost film directed by Ushihara Kiyohiko based on a story published in the Mainichi Sunday Newspaper entitled '恋女扇.' It stars a...

Okichi, a woman trapped in a criminal scheme by two con men, finds her life of deception threatened when she unexpectedly falls in love with the son...

When wealthy Ochika marries desolute Danpei, she devotes herself completely to him and takes over her business, to the point of sowing dissensions...

A lost Mizoguchi film.

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Released in 2 parts. His only release of 1931. Considered a lost film.

Follows the life of an illegitimate son of a kabuki actor.

Otane, the daughter of a thread shop owner in Ryogoku, is in love with Sumio, the son of an ivory craftsman who lives nearby. The two are united in a...

Silent Japanese film.

Silent Japanese film.

Directed by Kichiro Tsuji.