Akio Isono Movies

  • 1959
    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

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    After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria...

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
  • 1946
    The Woman Who Holds the Key

    The Woman Who Holds the Key

    The Woman Who Holds the Key

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    Shochiku melodrama about the loves of the humble people living in the poor tenament called the Ryuheiso.

    The Woman Who Holds the Key
  • 1953
    Love Letter

    Love Letter

    Love Letter

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    A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

    Love Letter
  • 1954
    The Bronze Monster

    The Bronze Monster

    The Bronze Monster

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    In this four part mystery-adventure, detective Kogoro Akechi and the members of the Boy Detectives Club must capture the Bronze Monster, a giant metal...

    The Bronze Monster
  • 1956
    The Rose on His Arm

    The Rose on His Arm

    The Rose on His Arm

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    Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.

    The Rose on His Arm
  • 1934
    The Genealogy of Women

    The Genealogy of Women

    The Genealogy of Women

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    A melodrama by noted auteur and father of director Yoshitaro Nomura, Hotei Nomura. This is apparently the first adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's The Romanc...

    The Genealogy of Women
  • 1936
    Men vs. Women

    Men vs. Women

    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
  • 1935
    Lumberjack and Lady

    Lumberjack and Lady

    Lumberjack and Lady

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    A Japanese comedy from the end of the silent era (it has music) from a popular series. A feud, a practical joke and romance are the set up for some gr...

    Lumberjack and Lady
  • 1937
    Lady Doctor Kinuyo

    Lady Doctor Kinuyo

    Lady Doctor Kinuyo

    4.61937HD

    Kinuyo is a daughter of doctor of Chinese medicine, and Yasuo is a son of surgeon. Their families always fight like cat and dog. This relationship is...

    Lady Doctor Kinuyo
  • 1961
    Zero Focus

    Zero Focus

    Zero Focus

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    One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns. Teiko travels across Japan to...

    Zero Focus
  • 1934
    Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

    Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

    Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

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    Keitaro is a law student and Yaeko is a high school girl. They are neighbors, and their friendship is starting to develop into something more romantic...

    Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
  • 1954
    Always in My Heart Part 3

    Always in My Heart Part 3

    Always in My Heart Part 3

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    Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again, but Haruki departs to Europe.

    Always in My Heart Part 3
  • 1953
    Always in My Heart Part 2

    Always in My Heart Part 2

    Always in My Heart Part 2

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    Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.

    Always in My Heart Part 2
  • 1957
    Hearts A-Flutter

    Hearts A-Flutter

    Hearts A-Flutter

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    Hearts A-Flutter
  • 1937
    The Lights of Asakusa

    The Lights of Asakusa

    The Lights of Asakusa

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    Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pr...

    The Lights of Asakusa
  • 1952
    Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

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    Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

    Carmen's Innocent Love
  • 1933
    The Layabout and Seabathing

    The Layabout and Seabathing

    The Layabout and Seabathing

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    The seventh film in the popular series starring the Yotamono trio (Mitsui, Abe and Isono). Summer came and the three of them decided to open a store o...

    The Layabout and Seabathing
  • 1949
    Odoru ryûgûjô

    Odoru ryûgûjô

    Odoru ryûgûjô

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    Odoru ryûgûjô
  • 1940
    The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi

    The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi

    The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi

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    Following a young man through his childhood ambition to follow his father into the military to losing his life in combat in China.

    The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi
  • 1940
    Okinu and Banto

    Okinu and Banto

    Okinu and Banto

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    A story of a store that makes Tabi socks.

    Okinu and Banto