Dancing with a Mask

Japanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.

Moon of the Plateau

An older sister and brother (Mieko Takamine and Masayoshi Otsuka) come to visit their grandfather (T

Night Butterflies

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

Mr. Thank You

In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mou

Hotaru no hikari

Approaching their graduation ceremony, Saegusa, Sanae, and their classmates go on an overnight trip

Muchana Yakko

A comedy directed by Koji Shima about a men's game. Reckless and exciting, definitely worth watching

Princess and I

1962 Japanese movie

Ornamental Hairpin

A Japanese mountain inn patron's foot is cut by an ornamental hairpin accidentally left behind by a

Queen of the Wind

A man and his girlfriend work for a cosmetics company, but would like to open their own store. The c

The Forest of No Escape

Adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same name.

The Romance of Yushima

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to

High School Geisha

The Precipice

Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s D

The Cast-Off

The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executiv

The Bogus Policeman

Toramatsu is a very enthusiastic policeman. Believing that the police should help others he is dismi

Walk Cheerfully

Kenji is a small-time thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet and si

Notes of an Itinerant Performer

Uta’s mother died when she was six years old; her father she never met. She was forced to adopt a tr

Street of Violence

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chie

Parent

A Japanese short film, the earliest extant film of the great director Hiroshi Shimizu.

Kisses

Kinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a bic

Sword of Penitence

Two criminal brothers try to go straight but face opposition from one of their criminal cohorts. Con

Introspection Tower

A reformatory in the remote countryside houses 200 delinquents and problem children. The teachers an

The Dawning Sky

A melodrama about an orphan and her mother who are separated and lose contact, but are later reunite

Warning from Space

Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To

The Lights of Asakusa

Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop f

Warm Current

Adaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital,

There Was a Father

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither

Port of Flowers

The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the ou

Brother and Sister

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a co

The Great White Tower

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at

No Blood Relation

An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her ga

Children in the Wind

On vacation's eve, a boy is sent to the countryside to live with his uncle after his father is impri

My Elder Brother

Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza w

Men vs. Women

A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the er

Tokyo Chorus

In Depression-era Tokyo, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is fired from his

The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi

Following a young man through his childhood ambition to follow his father into the military to losin

Children Seeking a Mother

While working in an education center for lonely children, a mother seeks her missing son.

A Mother's Journey

The Lowest Man

A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release

Mother

The Women Divers

A youth movie depicting the love between college students.

A Grain of Wheat

The film depicts a group of boys and girls who graduate from a local junior high school and head to

Honoo no hada

Black Trump Card

Chairman of the Shin Nihon Kaihatsu company Fukazawa, using clever ways to circumvent the law, rose

The Whale God

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.

Ashita kara otona da

1960 Japanese movie

Mother and Child

The movie follows a young woman (Kinuyo Tanaka), a daughter of a high-ranking businessman and his ne

Victory or Defeat

Their Legacy

Heitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four unmar

Symphony of Youth

Japanese silent film from 1928.

The Blacksmith of the Forest

A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the f

Youth, Why Do You Cry?

A modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of ali

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of ali

Sentimental Mobsters

A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with h