Movies: Seiji Nishimura

  • 1932
    I Was Born, But...

    I Was Born, But... (1932)

    I Was Born, But...

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    Two young brothers become the leaders of a gang of kids in their neighborhood. Ozu's charming film is a social satire that draws from the antics of childhood as well as the tragedy of maturity....

    I Was Born, But...
  • 1942
    There Was a Father

    There Was a Father (1942)

    There Was a Father

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    Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects....

    There Was a Father
  • 1934
    A Story of Floating Weeds

    A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)

    A Story of Floating Weeds

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    An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all....

    A Story of Floating Weeds
  • 1933
    Passing Fancy

    Passing Fancy (1933)

    Passing Fancy

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    In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a homeless young lady and convinces a bar owner to take her in....

    Passing Fancy
  • 1947
    Record of a Tenement Gentleman

    Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)

    Record of a Tenement Gentleman

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    An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board....

    Record of a Tenement Gentleman
  • 1941
    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)

    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

    6.91941HD

    After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced to sell their house to cover his debts and decide to move in with one of the former's children, each of whom is scarcely happy to accommodate....

    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
  • 1933
    Dragnet Girl

    Dragnet Girl (1933)

    Dragnet Girl

    6.71933HD

    A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him....

    Dragnet Girl
  • 1947
    The Ball at the Anjo House

    The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)

    The Ball at the Anjo House

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    After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving....

    The Ball at the Anjo House
  • 1933
    Every-Night Dreams

    Every-Night Dreams (1933)

    Every-Night Dreams

    7.21933HD

    In Depression-era Tokyo, the life of a single mother and her young son are disrupted by the return of her ex-husband, who fathered the child and walked out on her years earlier....

    Every-Night Dreams
  • 1946
    Morning for the Osone Family

    Morning for the Osone Family (1946)

    Morning for the Osone Family

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    A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII....

    Morning for the Osone Family
  • 1946
    Waiting Woman

    Waiting Woman (1946)

    Waiting Woman

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    Waiting woman...

    Waiting Woman
  • 1937
    Children in the Wind

    Children in the Wind (1937)

    Children in the Wind

    7.61937HD

    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....

    Children in the Wind
  • 1936
    Men vs. Women

    Men vs. Women (1936)

    Men vs. Women

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    A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era....

    Men vs. Women
  • 1939
    Four Seasons of Children

    Four Seasons of Children (1939)

    Four Seasons of Children

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    The brothers of Children In The Wind deal with declining family fortunes: they must work when the father becomes sick, and eventually live with their grandfather, which means making new friends and struggling with a different environment....

    Four Seasons of Children
  • 1941
    Introspection Tower

    Introspection Tower (1941)

    Introspection Tower

    6.71941HD

    A reformatory in the remote countryside houses 200 delinquents and problem children. The teachers and caretakers face much trouble. The school is often short on water, and one day, the well runs dry....

    Introspection Tower
  • 1937
    The Lights of Asakusa

    The Lights of Asakusa (1937)

    The Lights of Asakusa

    5.61937HD

    Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pretty, young Reiko is the new dancer in an infamous theatre troupe, and her fellow performers try to ...

    The Lights of Asakusa
  • 1938
    Hotaru no hikari

    Hotaru no hikari (1938)

    Hotaru no hikari

    01938HD

    Approaching their graduation ceremony, Saegusa, Sanae, and their classmates go on an overnight trip to Hakone with their teacher Ms. Kawahara, who will soon leave school. They thank her doing so and go on their respective paths, ending soon their stu...

    Hotaru no hikari
  • 1942
    Sumida River

    Sumida River (1942)

    Sumida River

    01942HD

    Inoue was something of a rarity in the sense, that he was a Shochiku house director who seems to have worked mostly in period films, often with big stars like Hasegawa or Bando. "Sumidagawa", named after the river that runs through Tokyo, is also a p...

    Sumida River
  • 1947
    Rira no hana wasureji

    Rira no hana wasureji (1947)

    Rira no hana wasureji

    01947HD

    In the 30th year, Nirasaki Den'emon established the Nirasaki Hokkaido Development Company with investment from Sonoi to build railway facilities. However, the endeavor faced criticism for attempting to buy Ainu land at low prices. Tokyo Nippo reporte...

    Rira no hana wasureji
  • 1944
    Sinking the Unsinkable

    Sinking the Unsinkable (1944)

    Sinking the Unsinkable

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    Japanese Warmovie...

    Sinking the Unsinkable