The best Chishū Ryū’s romance movies

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

13/05/1904- 16/03/1993
Today we present the best Chishū Ryū’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Chishū Ryū’s movies.

The Moon Has Risen

The Moon Has Risen
7.1/10
Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. In the film all three daughters become involved in some sort of complicated relationships. The sisters and their attached Men are deliberately designed as allegorical figures on the changing social conditions. A wonderfully funny, sometimes droll comedy between Nara and Tokyo, Adagio and Allegro, Yesterday and Today - in search of a morning.

The Wandering Princess

The Wandering Princess
6.6/10
Pu Zhe , the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, Pu Wen, marries Ryuko the daughter of a long-established aristocratic family - all in the interest of the Japanese rulers , which legitimizes the relationship between Japan and its Chinese puppet state. To the surprise of all , a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops. It is put to the test when Japan loses the war, Manchukuo is dissolved and the imperial court must flee. The lovers now have to separate: Pu Zhe tries to escape to Japan with his brother , while Ryuko flees with her daughter Eisei over the country. A film on the relationship between Pujie (1907-94) , brother of the " last emperor " Puyi and his second wife, Marquise Hiro Saga (1914-87).

Dragnet Girl

Dragnet Girl
7/10
A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him.

Love Letter

Love Letter
7.2/10
  • Genre: Romance
  • Release: 13/12/1953
A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

Days of Youth

Days of Youth
6.3/10
Students Watanabe and Yamamoto unknowingly compete for the same girl.

Love Under the Crucifix

Love Under the Crucifix
6.7/10
  • Genre: Romance
  • Release: 03/06/1962
  • Character: Sôkei Nambô
The basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a feudal prince, also a Christian who is already married, and that creates problems. Further, when the Shogun bans Christianity, the situation worsens.

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
7.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 29/11/1955
  • Character: Masao - Age 73
Now an old man, Masao returns to his childhood home and begins to recall his upbringing in this abandoned sector of Japan.

Come Marry Me

Come Marry Me
7.8/10
Masako is a humble waitress who has a chance encounter with playboy Tamotsu. With the aid of his sister, Tamotsu seeks to win Masako's affection despite the disapproval of his wealthy parents and Masako's own feelings towards the working-class cabbie Noro.

Ornamental Hairpin

Ornamental Hairpin
7.1/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 26/08/1941
  • Character: Nanmura
Emi Ota and her friend Okiku stay briefly at a mountain inn and then return to Tokyo. Later, Nanmura, a soldier on leave, steps on an ornamental hairpin in the public bath at the inn. Emi writes to the inn saying she has lost a hairpin and, when she discovers that it injured Nanmura, returns to apologize. The longer term visitors at the inn meet together to discuss the hairpin incident. These include a grumpy Professor, a young couple Mr and Mrs Hiroyasu, and an old man staying with his two grandsons. They hope to see a romance blossom between Nanmura and Emi, after Nanmura declares that there is something almost poetic in finding a hairpin in the bath.

Tora-san's Tropical Fever

Tora-san's Tropical Fever
6.9/10
When cabaret singer Lily writes Toraya about her illness, Tora-san rushes to Okinawa to be by her side.

The Golden Demon

The Golden Demon
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 10/06/1937
  • Character: Kuranosuke Kazahaya
A penniless orphan loses the woman he loves, when her family arranges a marriage to a wealthy playboy. He believes she was blinded by greed, and becomes a miser.

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