Sisters

Keiko and Toshiko are sisters who leave their mountain home, where their parents live in a hydroelec

Musume no boken

Kenkagarasu

Historical drama about two samurai who fight over everything yet unite together to fight an evil lor

The Precipice

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

Victory and Defeat

After the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura), recommends Y

Yukiko

Sincere Heart

A young student falls into a hopeless romantic attraction to a sick girl, whom he can only see from

Giants and Toys

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in

Forbidden Lips

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

Beautiful Days

Masaki Kobayashi directs this romantic drama concerning a family of florists.

Sunny house

On the outskirts of Tokyo, a family of Mitsu Nakahara lives in one of the small huts surrounded by b

The Venus' Tear

1962 Japanese movie

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

Kitagawa Utamaro is a famous ukiyo-e artist known for his paintings of beautiful women. The courtesa

Shogun's Holiday

During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemo

Ah Special Attack Corps

Depicts four cheerful, young former college students with promising futures who die tragic deaths as

Kisses

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

Floating Weeds

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

俺は死なない

The Grave Tells All

Yamazaki Ryotaro is an Olympics' athlete and an asset. He accepts two jobs and responsibilities that

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

A young man hands in his notice at work and breaks up with his girlfriend in order to pursue his tru

Dare yori mo kimi o aisu

Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Dare yori mo kimi wo aisu" by Kazuko Matsuo.

Twilight Saloon

Inside a bustling postwar Tokyo beer hall, a diverse group of patrons, performers, and workers spend

Christ in Bronze

Christian converts face persecution in the feudal society of 17th century Japan.

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's

Warm Current

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose betwee

The Snowy Heron

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

A Woman's Testament

The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a so

On This Earth

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His m

The Private Police

After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kami

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape

Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a

Makeraremasen katsumadewa

Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.

Chance Meeting

Aya successfully stages a fashion show in Osaka and in the train on her way home to Tokyo accidental

Patterns of Love

Omnibus picture, consisting of three stories.

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangste

The Last Betrayal

A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.

Marriageable Age

The three Matsunami sisters navigate adulthood and the complex social pressures of finding a husband

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

Pierre Marsac, a French engineer working for the Nagasaki shipbuilding yards, has fallen in love bot

Ai to chie no wa

Young Lovers

The story of a young couple deeply in love with each other but, because of complications and misunde

Goodbye, Hello

Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obliga

The Ginza Three Boys

The story of three sportsman brothers living in the Ginza. One day, the three meet a raving beauty o

Les Mesdemoiselles

A romantic comedy depicting the variant and whimsical daily lives of the Japanese mademoiselles in t

Beauty the Enemy

In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracte

Closing Time

Always in My Heart Part 2

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.

Always in My Heart Part 3

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again,

Always in My Heart

Machiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge during th

Tainted Flowers

The Lowest Man

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

A Case of Honor

The obstinate black market trader Okyo lives together with her son Seitaro, who works as a mechanic

Outlaw: Kill!

Goro has always been a lone wolf. When he arrives at an industrial city in Keihin, there is certain

Twice on a Certain Night

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who

A Woman's Life

The film adaptation of Yuzo Yamamoto's novel tells the story of the difficult fate of a single mothe

Aiyoku no sabaki

Motoko Fujikawa works in the Seisen Church as an assistant to pastor Maki Inokichi. Motoko falls in

Typhoon

A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been

Disobedience

A university student wants to avenge his sister from a businessman who abandoned her after leaving h

Territory of the Night

The Person I Chose

A 1959 film directed by Hiromu Edagawa.

The White Road Across the River

Mother

Kyūkon sannin musume

1954 Japanese movie