The best Ranko Hanai’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Ranko Hanai’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Ranko Hanai.
Sanshiro Sugata
6.7/10
The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new form of self-defence: Judo. The main character is based on Shiro Saigo, a legendary judoka.
Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
7.7/10
A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.
Repast
7.6/10
Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage, all she does is cook and clean for her husband.
Love Letter
7.2/10
A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
A Wife's Heart
7.4/10
Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly close to the bank clerk (Mifune Toshiro) she's asked for a loan.
Ginza Cosmetics
7/10
Italy is usually cited as the anchor of the neo-realist movement in cinema, but Mikio Naruse's Ginza Cosmetics (1951) is a reminder that Japan had its own output equally rooted in realism. Set in Tokyo's Ginza district, this low-key, lyrical unassuming account of a few days in the life of a luckless geisha (Kinuyo Tanaka), as she struggles to make a living for herself and her young son, has few dramatic highs or artificial moments, but possesses a startlingly vivid power in its slice-of-life texture.
Snow-Flake
7.5/10
Sky of Hope
6.8/10
What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited married couples of sisters and brothers. Love comedy in 1942.
Master Swordsman Hirate Miki
6.2/10
With a fate eerily similar to America’s Doc Holliday, Hirate Miki suffered with tuberculosis and became known as the fallen hero in the legendary battle fought in 1844 between two yakuza gangs at the Tonegawa River. This battle spawned many books and motion pictures including the first film in the Blind Swordsman series where Zato Ichi and Hirate Miki form a close friendship, although they are on opposite sides. After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, he became a ronin who wound up as bodyguard to Shigezo of Sasagawa leading up to the epic battle.
Where Chimneys Are Seen
7.5/10
Gosho’s most celebrated film both in Japan and the West, Where Chimneys Are Seen is perhaps the most compelling example of his concern for, and insights into, the everyday lives of lower-middle-class people. Based on Rinzo Shiina’s novel of the absurd, the film depicts the lives of two couples against the backdrop of Tokyo’s growing industrialization during the 1950s.
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
珍説忠臣蔵
A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.
Great Bodhisattva Pass
6.4/10
1930s Japanese film.
The Way of Drama
6.2/10
The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles like those used by amateur actors to dramatise contemporary events.
Sunset Over Mount Fuji
Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi
Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their leader is.
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki
Living Image
A film dealing with the comings and goings of individuals in the immediate postwar period.
Romantic Daughters
A 1956 color Japanese film starring Hibari Misora, Eri Chiemi, and Izumi Yukimura. The film was the second part of the "three girl" series of films from Toho studios ("So Young, So Bright", "Romantic Daughters", and "On Wings of Love").
Wings of Victory
7/10
