Movies and TvShows featuring "mizoguchi-and-tanaka" theme.

Sansho the Bailiff is a heart-wrenching drama that takes place in 11th-century Japan. It tells the story of a family torn apart by slavery as the son and wife are sold into servitude while the father is banished. The film follows their separate journeys and their ultimate goal of redemption and reunion. Through themes of compassion, sacrifice, and self-sacrifice, Sansho the Bailiff explores the ethics and morals of feudal Japan.

The tragic life story of Oharu, a courtesan in feudal Japan, who faces despair, disgrace, and poverty as she tries to navigate through the challenges of her time.

Miss Oyu is a film set in post-war Japan, where a young widow falls in love with her sister's husband. The story explores the complexities of love, tradition, and sacrifice in a society bound by restrictive norms and traditions.

A geisha widow in Kyoto, Japan, faces a series of challenges and hardships in her life, including competition with her daughter for the love of the same man, dealing with poverty and money problems, and battling cancer. The movie explores themes of tradition versus modernity, love, and female empowerment.

The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outspoken actress Sumako Matsui, and leaves his family to be with her, while trying to keep his Art Theatre solvent.

Story of famed Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, with an emphasis on her working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi.

In post-war Japan, a group of women find themselves drawn into the dangerous world of prostitution. As they navigate a society in turmoil, they struggle to survive and find meaning in their lives.

A married woman named Shuko navigates the conflicts between love, duty, and tradition in post-war Japan. She finds herself torn between her desires and societal expectations, leading to a complex web of relationships and personal struggles. As she grapples with the aftermath of World War II, Shuko's cousin-cousin relationship, extramarital affair, and the pressures of a changing society add further layers of complexity to her life. Ultimately, she must confront the consequences of her choices and the societal norms that bind her.

A woman's struggle for equality in Japan in the 1880s. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls in love with its leader Kentaro Omoi, just as the party is being disbanded by the government.

Utamaro and His Five Women (1946) tells the story of artist Utamaro and his relationships with five women, delving into themes of love, censorship, jealousy, prostitution, and the role of geisha in his life. Based on a true story and novel, the movie explores Utamaro's artistic creations and the challenges he faces in his career.

Representing a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a conservative prosecutor of the benefits of Japan's democratized post-war legal system.

Hisshoka is a 1945 Drama film directed by four Japanese directors.

The first of five Musashi series, Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with the famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them swordsmanship to avenge their father's death. The killers of their father see the sister and brother practicing with Miyamoto, and so enlist the help of another powerful swordsman, Kojiro Sasaki, which gives Sasaki an excuse to battle Miyamoto.