Best movies of Chieko Baishô

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin, Akihiro Miwa,
Directors : Hayao Miyazaki,

When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Tadanobu Asano, Mayumi Tanaka, Denden,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Based on childhood days of Teruyo Nogami.

Actors : Iruka, Katsue Miwa, Chieko Baishô, Sumi Shimamoto,
Directors : Moribi Murano,

A young unicorn named Unico must fight an evil magician and save everyone who's trapped under his spell.

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Kaori Momoi, Tetsuya Takeda, Ken Takakura,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Satomi Ishihara, Takashi Sorimachi, Shingo Katori,
Directors : Junji Sakamoto,

A blind master swordsman attempts to lead a quiet life with his wife but he is provoked back into battle.

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Kiichi Nakai, Narimi Arimori,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

This is Japanese melo-dramatist director Yoji Yamada's ode to 1930s film production during the transition from silent film to talkies. With many loose associations we can see the rise of a ...

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Sachiko Mitsumoto, Chishû Ryû, Kiyoshi Atsumi,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Tora-San, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura. Tora wreaks some havoc in their lives, like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting.

Actors : Yuki Kawamura, Sanae Nakahara, Chieko Baishô, Ranfan Ou,
Directors : Tai Katô,

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Orie Satô, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chôchô Miyako,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tetsuya Takeda, Ken Takakura,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

A mysterious stranger appears at the door of a farmhouse on a stormy night and asks for shelter. The young widow who owns the farm puts him up in the barn. At dawn, he helps to deliver a ...

Actors : Jun Hasegawa, Chieko Baishô, Yû Aoi, Eri Fukatsu,
Directors : Atsushi Sanada,

Actors : Tomoko Ishimura, Hekiru Shiina, Chieko Baishô, Masane Tsukayama,
Directors : Yoshio Takeuchi,

A story about an emperor lion as he goes on an incredible adventure with man and his two sons, they learn that not all humans are bad.

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Hisashi Igawa, Chishû Ryû, Gin Maeda,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land ...

Actors : Setsuko Karasuma, Chieko Baishô, Ken Takakura, Ayumi Ishida,
Directors : Yasuo Furuhata,

Constantly put to the test and faced with tragedy wherever he turns, can a man finally find solace and a modicum of love or rest with what is left of his hometown, his family, love or himself?

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Michiyo Aratama, Yûsuke Kawazu, Osamu Takizawa,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Kiriko attempts to hire a well-known lawyer to defend her brother's murder case. The lawyer turns Kiriko down as she cannot afford him. Some time later, Kiriko encounters the lawyer again, but this time it is he who needs her help.

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Gin Maeda, Mako Ishino, Tamami Hirose,
Directors : Seijirô Kôyama,

April 1954. 12 year old schoolgirl Sadako thinks her main problem is being unable to pass the baton in relay races. But just as her team starts winning, she starts getting tired more easily...

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Gin Maeda, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Aiko Nagayama,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Tora-San, an eccentric and resourceful tramp, is always cheerful. Although he is an orphan, he decides to go back home after a long absence. He thus sees again his sister Sakura Suwa, who ...

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Ruriko Asaoka,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Tora-san works hard to bring together his nephew, Mitsuo, and Mitsuo's girlfriend who is engaged to someone else.

Actors : Yoshiko Kayama, Chieko Baishô, Michiyo Aratama, Kiyoshi Atsumi,
Directors : Azuma Morisaki,

In an effort to get him to settle down, Tora's family attempts to arrange a marriage for him. Unfortunately, Tora's goodwill backfires once again, and he leaves for a remote hot springs ...

Actors : Kumiko Goto, Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kiyoshi Atsumi,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

The well-intentioned, kind-hearted, and somewhat awkward but always lovable Tora-san makes one of his periodic visits to his sister and her family in Tokyo. His nephew, Mitsu, is depressed ...