Movies: Benkei Shiganoya

  • 1952
    The Life of Oharu

    The Life of Oharu (1952)

    The Life of Oharu

    7.81952HD

    In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall....

    The Life of Oharu
  • 1939
    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

    7.91939HD

    In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns t...

    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
  • 1936
    Sisters of the Gion

    Sisters of the Gion (1936)

    Sisters of the Gion

    7.21936HD

    Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her younger sister Omocha tells her she is wasting her time and money on a ...

    Sisters of the Gion
  • 1953
    A Geisha

    A Geisha (1953)

    A Geisha

    7.51953HD

    Eiko seeks out Miyoharu, a geisha, and asks to be her apprentice. When she is ready to receive clients, both women want the right to refuse certain men....

    A Geisha
  • 1936
    Osaka Elegy

    Osaka Elegy (1936)

    Osaka Elegy

    6.71936HD

    Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement....

    Osaka Elegy