Emiko Yagumo Movies

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...

During the Depression, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is sacked for defending an older colleague.

Toshie, a young, conservative secretary-typist has fallen in love with Shozo Narita, a young man she has met through her work.

In Depression-era Japan, a man commits a robbery to save his critically ill daughter and escapes with the funds, but complications arise.

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...

Japanese silent film from 1926. (Obo-chan meaning "Young Master.") Written by Ayame Mizushima, the first female screenwriter in Japan.

Japanese silent film from 1929.

1926 silent film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.

Japanese silent film from 1928, ranked as Kinema Junpo's second-best Japanese movie of the year.

Because of her husband’s suicide, a young widow finds herself suddenly cast into a life of solitude, with only her beloved child in her arms....

Japanese silent film from 1928.

Early feature film by Hiroshi Shimizu.

The 1929 Japanese film "Mother" which helped child actress Hideko Takamine become a star.

The love of an older sister who worked as a geisha but decided to open a bar under the auspices of a millionaire

Japanese silent comedy from 1930. The directorial debut of Hiromasa Nomura.

Japanese silent film from 1927. A landmark in the careers of two up-and-coming stars: director Heinosuke Gosho and, newly promoted to a starring...

Japanese silent film from 1928. Kinema Junpo ranked it among the ten best Japanese movies of the year.