Kō Mihashi — Actor (7)
Morning's Tree-Lined Street (1936) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
朝の並木路
other title: Une avenue au matin / 朝の並木路
After some fruitless career hunting in downtown Tokyo, Chiyo accepts a job as a bar hostess in Shiba ward. Well away from glamorous Asakusa and Ginza, this is a neighbourhood tavern where the women are dirt poor, each having only one kimono to their name...
Man of the House (1936) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
桃中軒雲右衛門
other title: Tochuken Kumoemon / 桃中軒雲右衛門
This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wife (played by Chikako Hosokawa) who played shamisen for his songs/recitations), his affair with a geisha (Sachiko Chiba), and the deterioration of his partnership and marriage.
Learn from Experience, Part One (1937) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
禍福 前篇
director: Mikio Naruse actor: Takako Irie / Chieko Takehisa
other title: Les Vicissitudes de la vie I / 禍福 前篇
Wealthy young Toyomi and Shintaro are in love. However, Shintaro’s father is arranging for him to marry Yurie, the scion of an even wealthier family. The two lovers flee to Tokyo, but when Shintaro returns to proclaim his intent to marry Toyomi, his father browbeats him into attending the marriage meeting with Yurie. Part one of a two-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan.
The Girl in the Rumor (1935) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
噂の娘
director: Mikio Naruse actor: Sachiko Chiba / Ryuko Umezono
other title: La Fille dont on parle / La mujer en boca de todos
A story of two sisters, the older being more traditional, the younger a "moga" ("modern girl"). Their widowed father runs the family sake shop, but is running into financial trouble, causing him to tamper with his stock; Meanwhile, his long-time mistress yearns for something more serious. Amidst this, the older sister is introduced to a well-off suitor: A university boy, much more intrigued by the less traditional little sister. A doddering grandfather, an officious uncle and busybody neighbors also don't make the lives of the hardworking members of the family any easier.