Directing

Masahisa Sunohara

Born April 3, 1906

Died May 31, 1997 · aged 91

No biography available.

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Birth of a Jazz MaidenBirth of a Jazz Maiden · 1957
Birth of a Jazz Maiden
1957
MovieMusic
Kawai Midori's father left the family a long time ago and since her mother passed away, she has taken care of her younger siblings by herself by working with a group of itinerant camellia oil peddlers. While she is In Izu selling camellia oil, she meets a young student, Katō Yutaka, who asks her to let him take her picture. The peddlers also meet a jazz band, and when Midori sings a song, teased by the band's star singer Nanjō Haruo, the band members are enraptured by her beautiful voice. She eventually joins the band and quickly becomes a popular jazz singer.
Husband on the RunHusband on the Run · 1954
Husband on the Run
1954
MovieDramaComedy
The Rainbow-Colored FlowerThe Rainbow-Colored Flower · 1950
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
★ 1.01950
MovieDrama
Ebihara is a budding novelist entangled in a complicated web of relationships with three women from three different generations: Kazue, a coquettish teenage war orphan who tries to offer herself for money but is instead taken in by Ebihara, Koyabu, a middle-aged woman who has spent much of her life as the kept woman of a wealthy man, and Teruko, the modest daughter of Ebihara's former teacher who comes to rely on him after the death of her father.
Women's HouseWomen's House · 1954
Women's House
★ 6.01954
MovieRomanceComedy
After Shuichiro moved to Tokyo, the Tanno family became completely female, including Mrs. Tanno, Shuichiro's daughter-in-law Manzuko, painter Takashiro Egi, Shizu Kazemaki, Mitsue Nanbu, an intellectual who works in a university laboratory, and an old woman.
Roar of the CityRoar of the City · 1958
Roar of the City
1958
MovieCrimeDrama
This action drama depicts a horrifying murder case over a photo of a mysterious beautiful woman hidden in a wallet, and the justice and love-hate relationship between the men involved in the case.
限りなき情熱限りなき情熱 · 1951
限りなき情熱
1951
MovieRomance
Is it the sin of a woman's heart that casts ripples unexpectedly among peaceful people? In the bustling streets of dazzling colors, where revelry abounds, a tale of love and chivalry blossoms into a beautiful flower of emotion.
Oyabaka taishōOyabaka taishō · 1948
Oyabaka taishō
1948
MovieComedy
Seishun wo warera niSeishun wo warera ni · 1956
Seishun wo warera ni
★ 10.01956
Movie

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