Movies: Roppa Furukawa

1949 Japanese film...

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....

Japanese comedy film....

A film dealing with the comings and goings of individuals in the immediate postwar period....

The film generally regarded as Japan’s first true musical was also the first film made entirely in-house by the pioneering studio P.C.L., a company founded specifically to take advantage of emergent sound technology. P.C.L. worked in collaboration wi...

The main focus is on the 5 member band of a small circus as it runs into problems while touring rural Japan. It also pays lots of attention to the two daughters of the aging and irascible ringmaster-circus owner. The high points are the sound (and sc...

A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing somewhat against type)....

A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives....

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Based on the comic by Yutaka Asou...

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A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin....

Japanese comedy film....

A new third-class president wins an appointment thanks to his marriage with the former president's daughter....

Fourth installment in the "Achako's Notebook of Youth" series....

Japanese comedy film....

Buntaro, the president of a food trading company got tired of the day-to-day routine of life. The new secretary, Nobuko, suggested her "shacho-san" (the president) run away from the job. Nobuko took Buntaro to her home and introduced him to her own f...

The president learns that the company's biggest stockholder is also a friend of his singing teacher and spies on his movements....

Japanese war film based on the true story of Yoshiko Kawashima, played by actress Miyuki Takakura in her film debut....

Japanese comedy film....