Kanji Kawara Movies
- 1936
Mr. Thank You
Mr. Thank You71936HD
In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.
- 1942
There Was a Father
There Was a Father71942HD
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
- 1956
Warning from Space
Warning from Space5.21956HD
Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien...
- 1941
Ornamental Hairpin
Ornamental Hairpin6.51941HD
A Japanese mountain inn patron's foot is cut by an ornamental hairpin accidentally left behind by a former patron, leading to much curiosity among...
- 1953
Brother and Sister
Brother and Sister6.61953HD
The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that...
- 1966
The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower6.71966HD
The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The...
- 1958
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat01958HD
The film depicts a group of boys and girls who graduate from a local junior high school and head to Tokyo to find employment, and the teachers who...
- 1934
My Elder Brother
My Elder Brother61934HD
Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his...
- 1931
Tokyo Chorus
Tokyo Chorus6.71931HD
In Depression-era Tokyo, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is fired from his job.
- 1938
Hotaru no hikari
Hotaru no hikari01938HD
Approaching their graduation ceremony, Saegusa, Sanae, and their classmates go on an overnight trip to Hakone with their teacher Ms. Kawahara, who...
- 1937
Children in the Wind
Children in the Wind7.61937HD
On vacation's eve, a boy is sent to the countryside to live with his uncle after his father is imprisoned and accused of embezzlement.
- 1962
The Whale God
The Whale God7.31962HD
A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
- 1968
High School Geisha
High School Geisha01968HD
- 1957
Kisses
Kisses6.61957HD
Kinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a bicycle race, they spend an enjoyable day together...
- 1955
The Romance of Yushima
The Romance of Yushima61955HD
Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after...
- 1930
Walk Cheerfully
Walk Cheerfully6.11930HD
Kenji is a small-time thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, and she finds out what kind of guy he...
- 1936
Men vs. Women
Men vs. Women01936HD
A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.
- 1965
The Forest of No Escape
The Forest of No Escape01965HD
Adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same name.
- 1958
The Precipice
The Precipice01958HD
Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s Day. The investigators try to find the cause...
- 1939
Warm Current
Warm Current41939HD
Adaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital, depicts the love lives of the director's...