The best Mitsuko Mito’s movies

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

23/03/1919- 05/04/1981
Today we present the best Mitsuko Mito’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 Mitsuko Mito’s movies.
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Ugetsu

Ugetsu
8.2/10
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.5/10
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
7.3/10
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
7.4/10
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

Men and War II

Men and War II
7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 12/06/1971
  • Character: Otaki
Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family from 1935 through Japan's invasion of China. Based on the novels by Jumpei Gomikawa, who also penned The Human Condition.

There Was a Father

There Was a Father
7.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/04/1942
  • Character: Fumi
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

I Will Buy You

I Will Buy You
7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 21/11/1956
  • Character: (uncredited)
A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the team the Toyko Flowers.

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).

Her Hidden Past

Her Hidden Past
7.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 21/02/1962
  • Character: Mrs. Kono
Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful geisha.

An Inn at Osaka

An Inn at Osaka
7.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 20/04/1954
An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office. He takes a room at a small inn and tries to rebuild his life. Notable for its exquisite framing and cinematography, An Inn at Osaka allows its complicated plotlines to disappear behind the minutiae of penury and humiliation that Mito and others suffer during the post-war economic and social reconstruction.

Flame of My Love

Flame of My Love
7.3/10
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.

A Tale of Genji

A Tale of Genji
6.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 11/06/1951
  • Character: Aoi no ue
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his heart is broken by Awaji does Genji realizes how much pain he himself has caused.

The Sunset is Calling Me

The Sunset is Calling Me
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 18/03/1970
Contrast between two outlooks on life: one of a poor factory worker and the other the heir to millions.

The Normanton Incident - Masked Dance

The Normanton Incident - Masked Dance
  • Genre: History
  • Release: 28/10/1943
  • Character: Chie, sister
Japanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident

The Radiant Prince

The Radiant Prince
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 14/10/1961
  • Character: Lady Kokiden
Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.

Port of Flowers

Port of Flowers
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyWar
  • Release: 29/07/1943
  • Character: Oharu
The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’ plan backfires when they come down with severe cases of conscience. Keisuke Kinoshita’s directorial debut is a breezy, warmhearted, and often very funny crowd-pleaser that’s a testament to the filmmaker’s faith in people.

Otome no iru kichi

Otome no iru kichi
  • Release: 01/04/1945
Japanese war movie.

Jubilation Street

Jubilation Street
6.2/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 08/06/1944
  • Character: Takako
The few residents left on the streets in Tokyo share their individual stories and come to understand the melancholy of saying goodbye.

The Spy Has Not Died Yet

The Spy Has Not Died Yet

New Woman Question and Answer

New Woman Question and Answer
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/06/1939
Jie (Michiko Kuwano) attended a women's university with the financial support of her geisha sister Oha (Hiroko Kawasaki) and became a lawyer. The aim. Michiko (Kuniko Miyake), one of the seven best friends from the same women's college, is getting married. The man she's marrying is her sister's lover.

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