Incident at Blood Pass

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near th

Zesshou

The story of the tender love between Junki, the son of a wealthy landowner, and Kayuki, the daughter

47 Ronin

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is force

Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha

1962 Japanese movie

Hawk of the Harbour

A Nikkatsu Action film with Yujiro Ishihara as the head of a small shipping company who gets harasse

The Angry Rambler

Fourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira.

Acacia no Ame ga Yamu Toki

Hideo Ishizaki, who was painting on the shore of the lake, saves a woman named Keiko.

Yume ga ippai abarenbō

1962 Japanese movie

Goyokin

A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.

Funny Friend: The Baby and Express

East-West Transportation, headquartered in Tokyo, operates daily scheduled cargo flights on the Toka

Alone Across the Pacific

Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to

Facing to the Clouds

A rookie newspaper journalist, Takema Sakaki, has a strong sense of justice. In the Diet Building he

Shadow Hunters

Set during the declining years of the Tokugawa shogunate, Shadow Hunters details the questionably no

I Hate But Love

A celebrity, dissatisfied with his personal and professional lives, impulsively leaves fast-paced To

Thirst for Love

A young wealthy widow becomes sexually involved with her father-in-law, while harboring a destructiv

Forbidden Lips

A youth lyrical story of pure love of a girl who grew up in the Kyoto Gion quarter, with a geisha mo

Velvet Hustler

A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He han

Standing Towards the Great Forest

Strife between competing lumber mills.

Tora-san's Forget Me Not

On the road again, Torajiro meets a kindred spirit in Lily, a lounge singer.

Exiled to Hell

It is the end of the Taisho era (1912-1926), and at the Hanazuki-tei theatre in Asakusa, the famous

Hitori tabi

1962 Japanese movie

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

Tora-san visits Hokkaido and is reunited with Lily. Now divorced, she plans to resume her singing ca

Gorgeous Leopardess

The Professor and His Beloved Equation

This is the story between single mother housekeeper and mathematics professor,who has a brain damage

Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku

"Tomorrow is Another Day" tells the story of three brothers who struggle to shake free of the father

Prince of Wolves

As the post-war turmoil continued, Take, the boss of the waifs, stole the money of US soldiers and l

The Girl I Abandoned

Tsutomu Yoshioka, a Tokyo office worker, is engaged to Mariko, the niece of his company's president.

Asia-Pol

Yang Ming Xuan intercepts a truckload of contraband, but the criminals stage a brazen helicopter att

A Man Explodes

Kensaku Muro and his father manage a farm in Sakudaira at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains. One

The Harbor of No Return

A jazz pianist named Shiro Tsuda returns from an overseas tour unwittingly carrying drugs that have

Who is in the Background?

Based on the original work of Yasunori Kawauchi of "Moonlight Mask", this is the second in the "Ginz

He's the Witness

Takuya witnesses the homicide of the detective leading an investigation into the murder of the chair

Asiapol Secret Service

A major international action film filmed on location in Hong Kong, depicting the activities of Asian

Safari 5000

A Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) have a rivalry with a French driv

The Flame of Devotion

The tragic tale of Kiyono, a young woman from the mountain who fell in love with Takuji, a fisherman

Tora-san's Tropical Fever

When cabaret singer Lily writes Toraya about her illness, Tora-san rushes to Okinawa to be by her si

Punishment of a Lawless Villian

In the early Meiji era, two contrasting craftsmen, who had been bound by a ten-year strong friendshi

I Will Challenge

Akira, a student who is professionally engaged in boxing, aspires to follow in the footsteps of his

Return of the Vagabond

The 3rd film of the famous "Wataridori" (The Rambler) series from Nikkatsu. The young rambler, Shinj

Immortal Guy

Kosuke Suzuki was presumed dead after boss Toseikai Setouchi lynched him and threw him into the sea

This Day's Life

A Story Written with Water

Struggling with his true emotions, dreams, memories of the past and the reality Shizuo is about to m

Confessions Among Actresses

In this intricately layered Japanese film, the nature of actresses and what they gain from acting is

The Rambler Rides Again

In this fifth episode of the "Wataridori" series, Taki Shinji (Kobayashi Akira) drifts north to Hokk

A Man With Dragon Tattoos

In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth,

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm

Set in Uwajima, Shikoku, an action film starring Akira Kobayashi who uncovers evils related to pearl

Red Handkerchief

A hot-shot detective in Yokohama kills a witness during a drug investigation. He flees to the countr

Song of Dawn

Musical actress Noriko feels frustrated by the futility of her affair with a married man. Then she i

To Love Again

A Japanese girl and a French boy make strides in overcoming the cultural barriers that prevent them

The Rambling Guitarist

Arriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the local

Vixen

Michi's first encounter with Nobuyuki Ishida, secretary to the chairman of a private school, takes p

Gene Waltz

Doctor Rie (Miho Kanno) is know as the Joan of Ark of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She works in a ch

The Tokyo Mighty Guy

Mega star Akira Kobayashi stars as Jiro in the rambunctious tale of a chef who opens a restaurant in

Dendera

Fifty elderly women are abandoned to die on a snow covered mountain, but instead wor together to bui

The Woman Next Door

A 1981 TV movie based on a short story by Kuniko Mukoda, starring Kaori Momoi and Jinpachi Nezu. A h

The Tale of Genji

An eroticized adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's classic novel, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, th

Danger Pays

Joe, Okita, and Serizawa hear of the armed robbery of a truck carrying one billion eighty million ye

A World For Two

On a passenger ship to Japan, the journalist Kawase encounters a man who claims to be a Filipino, bu

Tora-san to the Rescue

Tora-san works hard to bring together his nephew, Mitsuo, and Mitsuo’s girlfriend who is engaged to

Men and War III: The Final Chapter

Final part of epic drama about war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Go

The Song of the Season

A touching love story about a heroine who loses her parents in the war and tries to keep her pure lo

Wings of Love

Japanese drama film.

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version

Carrying a bag full of samples, Mitsuo makes rounds to shoe stores in remote cities. While staying a

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the G

The Boy Who Came Back

Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with hi

The Green Music Box

Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doe

The Eagle and the Hawk

In a warehouse area at night, a drunk chief engineer is stabbed to death by someone who whistles. Af

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung A

Dice and Swords

The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is

Wind of Volcano

An airplane loaded with 50 million yen for the reconstruction of Amami Oshima crashes en route from

The Guitarist from the Sea

Plans to build a touristic hot spring on the island of Izu Oshima run afoul of the Kobe yakuza group

The Plateau Man

Japanese Western set at a mountain ranch in Kyushu.

The Rambler in the Sunset

The young rambler, Shinji Taki, with his guitar arrives a hot spa town at the foot of Mount Aizu Ban

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

When Ryuji - the Gun Slinger, a drug addict leaves hospital to which he was taken after a gunfight b

A Warm Misty Night

When Toru Sagara (Yujiro Ishihara) returns home from a foreign cargo route, he proposes to his belov

My Sweetheart

It had been a year and four months since Mitsuo was last on a movie set. Welcomed back by director I

I Fly for Kicks

A musical film with Yūjirō Ishihara and Ruriko Asaoka.

The Gun Like Lightning

Sadao, is saved from death at the hands of Goro, a killer belonging to a rival gang by Joji just rel

Love in Ginza

Hanjiro is a struggling painter that shares a tiny apartment in the back streets of Ginza with his j

Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm

The Ginza Whirlwind (Akira Kobayashi) attempts to solve a murder.

The Human Cyclone

The first in the Ginza Whirlwind Child series. A poignant action giant depicting the activities of M

Fresh Leaves

Keiko is pretty and intelligent but her home life is not a happy one. Never having known a father's

The Rambler under the Southern Cross

In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads wi

The Rambler Goes North

In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads wi

Challenge for Glory

A young ex-boxer has become a successful businessman, running his various enterprises with his best

Ai to shi no katami

Shadow of Love

Fangs of Night

A young doctor discovers that the city hall of records has a record of his death. He and some friend

Four Young Sisters

Three girls come to Tokyo to stay with their elder sister. Actually they are running away from home

The Lost Diamond

Two men perform a robbery on an airplane before parachuting to safety, and a newspaper reporter atte

Man of a Stormy Era

The early years of the Showa period were turbulent times for Japan. The country suffered financial c

Farewell to Southern Tosa

Story of an ex-con trying to go straight, but of course the old ways die hard.

Dancing Sisters

It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a smal

Love Eternal

A deep mist envelops the port city of Yokohama. The scent of crime is everywhere. As an executive me

In Tears

Hiroshi is the second officer on board the Hakuromaru. Lead by his captain, he heads out to town to

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here

The 50th film in Tora-san series, using the old footages and newly shot scenes to celebrate the 50th

The Nun

The Man of Victory

Invitation from the Beach

A wealthy Japanese sugar factory manager in Hawaii finds his wife sinking into depression and madnes

Tales of Ginza

In the thriving Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, a woman in the process of selling her estranged husband

Abashiri Prison

Also Known As: Abashiri Native Ground

Friendship of Jazz

Kenichi, who lives like a stray dog among fellow gangsters, finds his love for the first time while

The Walking Major

U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambli

The Guitarist and the Rancher

Rambler Shinji arrives in town armed with nothing but a guitar. With assistance from an old gun-for-

Rambling in the Sea

Seventh in the nine-film series, "The Wandering Guitarist".

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

Former boxer Daishiro lost his wife, and his only son, Kaoru, went missing, it was a heavy blow for

Downhill Youth

Again

An anthology that embodies the essence of Nikkatsu action films with a stylish flair, this movie fol

Osaka no kaze

Sun Above, Death Below

Suspense drama about an assassin charged with breaking up a gold smuggling ring, and the contract su

Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku

A great famine struck all of Japan: the so-called Great Tenpō famine. It was a time when there were

The Hall of the Crying Deer

Mokuyo Kumikyoku

A closed-room mystery where five women gathered in memory of a mysteriously dead female writer to un

Jûnana-sai no teikô

Kanako is an intelligent and beautiful girl in her third year of high school, but there was a dark s

Sixteen years old

Senko Tamagawa is a third-year junior high school student, and she is the captain of the badminton c

The Hill is Full of Flowers

A youth drama directed by Kiyoshi Horiike, who was adapted from "Young Tokyo no Yane" by Akira Saiga

Suzume Iro Doki

The TV movie is about a third-rate female lawyer who is an alcoholic, has a history of divorce, and

Fossil of Love

Kiri ni Kieta Hito

The movie depicts the complicated romantic feelings of a woman who is attracted to a man other than

Pacific Porters

Tetsuji Tachibana was fired as a pilot after Jim gave false testimony in an accident caused by Capta

Elegy to Youth

A fresh graduate from a university in Tokyo takes a job as an English teacher at a prestigious high

Foggy Night Blues

Where the Horizon Meets the Sun

The Husband Wore the Apron

Zoku fûfu hyakkei

The Brothers

Sunset Hill

A yakuza falls in love with his brother's mistress while he is serving his sentence, and hides out i

Shokei zen'ya

1961 Japanese movie

Gunshū no naka no taiyō

This coming-of-age drama depicts Ozaki, Takei, Minami, and Onoki, four men trained in the rugby club

Japan's No. 1 Best Man

The fifth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.

Get Over Her

An ex-pro boxer makes his living as a drummer in cabaret.

A Love that Wagers the World

The first time that up-and-coming architect Yuji Muraoka (Yujiro Ishihara) met Natsuko (Ruriko Asaok

Love is Beyond the Falling Stars

Based on the collection of letters by Ozaki Hidemi, who was implicated in the Sorge spy incident, th

Rambling in the Wind

Set in Toyohashi, the fifth and final installment of the ‘The Wanderer’ series sees Kobayashi Akira

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