Biography
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情熱の詩人啄木
1962-03-04
1962 Japanese movie
Street of Shame
1956-03-18
The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passag
Aru yo no seppun
1946-05-23
The romantic struggles of three close friends who came back from the war.
The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again
1966-01-03
Seisaku's Wife
1965-06-25
On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has
Hibari no komoriuta
1951-09-21
Hibari no komoriuta (ひばりの子守唄, literally "Hibari's Lullaby") is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film
Sentimental Mobsters
1963-07-27
A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with h
The Homely Sister
1967-10-28
In the 19th century Edo period, sisters Oshizu and Otaka have sacrificed their personal happiness to
The Romance of Yushima
1955-09-28
Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
1962-09-01
Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after be
The Cast-Off
1959-05-13
The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executiv
The Red Water
1963-05-03
Comedy drama film
The Quiet Duel
1949-03-19
A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation.
Saigo no kikyō
1945-07-26
1945 Japanese movie
Love and Greed
1964-02-24
Namiko is married, but has an infatuation with Ishizuka who runs a nightclub. The businessman is als
The Little Runaway
1966-12-24
During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upo
Song of Happiness
1964-12-19
Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.
When Women Lie
1963-03-30
Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Compan
Okoto and Sasuke
1961-10-14
One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957-10-08
Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family wher
The Rough One
1969-06-13
A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a cru
Girls Born in August
1963-02-19
One Day at Summer's End
1968-11-30
A Yasuzō Masumura film about a love affair starring Ayako Wakao. The literal title is The Two Who Go
Superexpress
1964-10-31
A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a l
Dancing Girl
1957-02-12
In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day
Submarine Number One
1941-05-23
This film begins with a teacher describing to his students how brave the crew was which died as resu
Green Fruit
1964-08-22
Two sisters live with their family. The elder is reserved; the younger lively. Yet, the former is fi
Giants and Toys
1958-06-22
Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in
Black Test Car
1962-06-30
Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car ea
Secret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak Incident
1988-06-11
TV film about the "Nishiyama Incident", a scandal surrounding the 1972 return of Okinawa to Japan. P
Nomugi Pass
1979-06-30
The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in
Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku
1976-11-13
A great famine struck all of Japan: the so-called Great Tenpō famine. It was a time when there were
The Wild Geese
1953-09-15
A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man's mistress, finds herself falling in
Kokoro no sanmyaku
1966-02-02
A film dealing with the trials and tribulations of a primary school before and after the Pacific War
The Hopeful Family
1947-05-13
Children Seeking a Mother
1956-08-08
While working in an education center for lonely children, a mother seeks her missing son.
A Mother's Journey
1958-09-21
The Lowest Man
1958-09-07
A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release
Confessions of a Gynecologist
1950-05-27
A timely masterpiece that boldly reveals women's secrets on the issue of when abortion is acceptable
Ripe and Marriageable
1959-09-17
1959 youth comedy.
Nine Hours of Terror
1957-08-20
Mother
1958-03-05
I'll Cry Alone
1965-04-17
"Though still young, Natsuko gave up the life of a geisha to become the mistress of the president of
Young Trees
1963-04-14
A bright and cheerful story about a young girl who comes to Tokyo from the countryside, relying on h
Sudachi no toki kyoiku wa shinazu
1981-11-14
Here is a school that has never expelled a single student, believing in its children even after betr
The Snowy Heron
1958-11-29
The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter.
Jōen
1959-03-17
1959 Japanese movie
Ocean Floor Crime #1
1964-09-05
Wakai yatsura no kaidan
1961-12-27
1961 Japanese movie
Miai Ryokou
1955-11-15
A chance ride in a car leads to an unforgettable relationship. A misunderstanding leads to more misu
Shojohou
1950-12-02
A beautiful but sad romantic melodrama about three sisters who are uninhibited, pure and lovely, and
Let's Go to the Hospital
1990-04-07
When a hard-driving copywriter (Hiroyuki Sanada) discovers his comely wife (Keiko Saito) is involved
Sentimental Mobsters
1963-07-27
A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with h