Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute

As Long as There's Tomorrow

Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attemp

Wet Heart ~Lesbian Murder Case

Bridge of Japan

Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then

Flowing

Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Kat

Futari no Koibito

Morning for the Osone Family

A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during W

Hoshi no hitomi o motsu otoko

1962 Japanese movie

Yukiko

Fiddler on the Roof

Special 50th anniversary recording of the Tokyo Imperial Theater production of the Fiddler on the Ro

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

Mie Nakao runs away from home to join her older sister's production company as a new talent. We foll

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

Lullaby of the Earth

The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is su

The Approach of Autumn

A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with

The Bad Sleep Well

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within

Summer Clouds

A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to i

Little Peach

Anzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her suitor

A Wanderer's Notebook

Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook featu

Spring Dreams

When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home

Broken Drum

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his child

The Tale of Jiro

Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His i

The Twilight Story

In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a sex worker to support her ailing

Moment of Terror

When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the drive

A Woman's Life

A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.

The Other Woman

In "The Other Woman" the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have come to

Once a Rainy Day

Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth an

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father,

Kandagawa

Based on a blockbuster song by Kaguyahime, a folk group. Makoto, a college student who belongs to a

Great X

A 1948 Japanese film.

The Unbalanced Wheel

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

The Night of the Seagull

A woman has a brief, intense affair with a younger man while awaiting her trial for the murder of he

Black River

A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The land

Okoto and Sasuke

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

Blind Devotion

Late romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.

Floating Weeds

When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpect

To Trap a Kidnapper

Hideyuki Mitamura, a student at a private school near Osaka, is kidnapped on his way home from schoo

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She

The Daphne

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain

Untamed Woman

A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper,

Happiness of Us Alone

The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a scho

The Snowy Heron

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter.

Red-Light Bases

Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution.

Congratulatory Speech

Tomorrow

On August 9, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This film, based on a story by

The Song Lantern

The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film t

Tenchu!

A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the rut

Three-Fingered Detective

Being acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding ceremony.

An Inlet of Muddy Water

A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about th

Yaneura no Onna-tachi

Zoku izuko e

Sequel to "何処へ" (1966). A coming-of-age drama adapted from the novel by Yojiro Ishizaka.

Wakai suhada

1960 Japanese movie

The Four Loves

A father gives his four daughters his substantial retirement allowance on the stipulation that they

Jōen

1959 Japanese movie

Who Is the Informer?

After killing a detective in a botched robbery, Keiichi (Natsuki) is on the run as police stake out

Mutsugorō no kekkon-ki

1974 Japanese movie

Settlement of Love

Living in a house that has lost its man to the war a year earlier are the widow and her child. Four

Love and Fascination

1961 Japanese movie

Monrō no yōna onna

1964 Japanese movie

Wakarete ikiru toki mo

A Hiromichi Horikawa movie

Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4

The fourth instalment in the Life's Simple Pleasures (Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei) series.

Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey

The night in Ginza was shimmering with neon lights. A grand celebration was being held for the seven

Big Wind from Tokyo

A TV writer and a director stranded in a rural town witness the young villagers’ tangled romances. D

Daybreak Chorus

In a small town, Tomoko, a new bus conductor, works hard to prove herself. She crosses paths with Sa

Greatest Game Ever

Part of the Young Guy [若大将] series.

Hateful Things

The story follows a humble merchant from Tohoku who travels to Tokyo to fulfill his dream of buying

The Path Under the Platanes

Romantic drama about three beautiful sisters, based on the acclaimed play.

Return of the Champ

A not-so-young "Young Guy" (Kayama) returns in this reunion feature, which takes Yuichi and Ishiyama

I'll Be Deceived

A con man defrauds a small rural town, sparking an international manhunt.