Ayako Wakao Movies

Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's. During their flight, Otsuya's beauty attracts...

In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts...

A sweet and melancholy melodrama set against the backdrop of the beautiful Seto Inland Sea, in which a pair of twin sisters, one a young lady of high...

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

A young man who is ostracized by society because his older brother has a criminal record—a situation that even threatens his marriage—is...

Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

A young engineer and a pure-hearted mountain girl take on the challenges of the Akan primeval forest, where lawlessness and violence run rampant.

A young judo athlete ends up working as a cabaret bouncer.

Judo movie.

A coming-of-age film.

Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve...