G-Men of Japan

The investigative unit of the Metropolitan Police Department organized a special investigative team

The Age of Beginnings

A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover Tokyo

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

Keitaro is a law student and Yaeko is a high school girl. They are neighbors, and their friendship i

Passing Fancy

In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a home

A Mother Should Be Loved

A young man discovers that the woman who raised him is his stepmother. His stepbrother, who is unawa

The Dancing Girl of Izu

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Pen

君と僕

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1

The deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at Jigokuda

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2

At the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and Kakusan,

Currents of Youth

It was supposed to be about a love story, but it was and was not. An aircraft mechanic working for t

A Woman Crying in Spring

Kenji and Chuko travel to Hokkaido as migrant workers and enlist as miners under the strict leadersh

Golden Devil

1948 adaptation of Golden Devil

Golden Devil Part 2

1948 adaptation of Golden Devil, part 2

The Whole Family Works

Father of nine children cannot find a job. Despite their aspirations, the children are encouraged by

365 Nights

A young man rents an apartment in Tokyo and discover it was built by his father. He falls in love wi

Children of the Sun

At 38, Seiu marries Masako, who is emotionally distant and attempts suicide. Masako’s past includes

Lumberjack and Lady

A Japanese comedy from the end of the silent era (it has music) from a popular series. A feud, a pra

The Burning Sky

The film was produced during Second Sino-Japanese War, before the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941. The f

Bouquet of the South Seas

Young People

Based on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school in

Machi

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

Part one of two.

Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

Part two of two.

Nocturnal Gate

Shanghai Landing Party

This film attempts to reconstruct the tension of the Battle of Shanghai through an episode in an und

Wedding Day

Twenty-year-old Yoshiko (Setsuko Hara) and her younger sister Asako (Yōko Yaguchi) struggle to accep

Shanghai Moon

It is presumed to be a lost film.

The Rainbow Man

When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's bo

Namiko

An early Japanese sound film, notable for being the only Japanese film ever to use the Western Elect

Sky of Hope

What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited marr

Mado Kara Tobidase

The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two f

Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki

This is the only surviving "Mito Komon Manyu-ki" film. This release also known as Adrift Tour Memoir

Living Things

Living Things a film by Heinosuke Gosho

At the Time Men Have Seen Blood

A group of men obsessed with oil gather in a remote oil field region. Ichiro Kitazawa (Tatsuzaki) wa

Shooting Star

Based on that testimony, an investigation is launched in the entertainment district, and through a b

Return to Japan

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

1952 Japanese movie

Clear and Cloudy

Japanese film from 1933, adapted from a story serialized in the entertainment magazine "Fuji."

Mother of the East

Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Sakura Ondo

Sakura Ondo was a sound adaptation based on a popular 1934 song, produced at the Shochiku Kamata Stu