Bonpei Yamagata

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute" for young girls in the countryside. There the residents grow their own food, cook and clean for themselves, and are taught language, music, and sewing. While there the young girl slowly begins to form friendships and come out of her shell.

Movie - 1940, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.

Movie - 1938, 2h 15m • as Clothing Shop Clerk

A half brother and sister work at a hotel in Hakone respectively as a porter and a souvenir shop clerk. They are close. One day a woman named Hasegawa checks into the hotel in order to recuperate in a calm environment with fresh air. She is the mother of the store employee. The mother and daughter were separated due to the Kanto earthquake. The girl was practically raised by her older half brother.

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

Japanese war-era film