Tora! Tora! Tora!

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos

Sleeping Man

Ever since an accident in the mountains outside town, Takuji's slept in a coma; his neighbors care f

Never Give Up

Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daugh

Stakeout

Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect wi

湖愁

1962 Japanese movie

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Em

A Sky Full of Tears

Popular guitarist Shunsuke Sugi had a busy schedule and lived a puppet life with manager Yoko Ohara.

Empire of Passion

In a small Japanese village at the end of the 19th century, a rickshaw driver's wife takes on a much

Dark hunter

Thief Yaheiji (Keizo Kanie) helped a dying young samurai (Hiroaki Murakami), after recovering, he lo

Goryokaku

After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supp

I Love Friends

One day, a deaf photographer, Miki Yamashina, happens to meet a young man, Makoto Shibata, on the st

The Silk Road

In 1026, students in western China are shanghaied into the forces of crown prince Li Yuanhao of Xi X

The River Yokobori

Taka, the daughter of Naniwa-ya, a longtime Osaka store owner, married Kichisaburo Kawashima-ya, the

The Estuary

Revenge

An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, l

The Ninja Hunt

Four ninja are hired to fight against the Shogunate’s plot to abolish the Gamo Clan, the regional ba

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

Two devious retainers are competing to take control of a fief when the current Lord dies, but involv

Muddy River

Two boys, whose parents ply their trade by the mouth of a muddy river in Osaka, become close friends

Letter from the Mountain

Husband and wife Michiko and Takao move from their urban existence in Tokyo to the isolated, rural f

Samurai Desperadoes

Seisaku's Wife

On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

On the way back to his childhood home, a septuagenarian man recalls his childhood and adolescence, i

Kiriko no unmei

1962 Japanese movie

Farewell to Dream

A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dream

Records of Bloodshed

Post World War II, Minoru lives by selling supplies that had been stolen from the U.S. military. One

White Blaze

A masterpiece depicting the true feelings, grief and joy of a woman. An adaptation of the novel of t

Tsuma to onna no aida

Whistling in the morning

Minoru delivered newspapers to earn money for high school, but when his mother came down with illnes

The Tattered Wings

A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal

A Fallen Woman

The daughter of a Prime Minister turns down the proposal of a young teacher when she falls for the w

The Eternal Rainbow

Two men at an ironworks encounter roadblocks: the first does not have the grades to get a job, while

The River Fuefuki

In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poo

Gambling Den Desire

In a small town on the Kasumigaura coast in the early Showa period, the Masukawa clan from Tokyo is

Times of Joy and Sorrow

The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.

The House of the Sleeping Virgins

About an establishment where old men pay to sleep besides young girls that had been narcotized and h

The Soul Odyssey

A young man is on an inner journey as he searches for meaning in love, eroticism and marriage. He bo

Summer of the Moonlight Sonata

Two soon-to-be kamikaze pilots stop by a local school near their base to play the piano one last tim

あらくれ荒野

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

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

Thousand Cranes

April 1954. 12 year old schoolgirl Sadako thinks her main problem is being unable to pass the baton

Our Symphony

One summer day, Tokujiro, who works at an ironworks in the industrial area of ​​Kawasaki, joins a ch

悪魔の顔

One Step to Happiness

Song of the Spring Pony

Hoshino Bunzo raises up his orphan grandson, Keiji whose right leg gets paralyzed when he was an inf

春のみづうみ

The Sea and Poison

Two interns and a nurse are interrogated by American MPs for their involvement in an atrocity during

The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi

Korean-Japanese director Gu Su Yeon makes his directorial debut with the mouthwateringly delicious T

The Setting Sun

A Japanese soldier is forced to question alliances when he meets and falls in love with the leader o

Flying in the Air

The movie depicts the youth of kamikaze pilots who scattered young lives in the sky.

Hoodlum Soldier

A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria.

Red Lion

Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo

Marriage of the sky and the sea

A love comedy directed by Osamu Takahashi based on an original screenplay by Kei Tasaki.

Legend of the Assassin

The Saika clan, that had succeeded in battle against the large armies of Nobunaga and Hideyoshi, had

The Garden of Women

A student at a woman's university takes a controversial action against the school's old-fashioned do

抱寝の長脇差

Tatsuo Osone movie

Odokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō

A Samurai's Sorrow: The Deadly Sword

The second installment of the special drama "Kawaiteshimau" features Masakazu Tamura playing the rol

The Scarlet Camellia

A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the

Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

When Nizaemon Kumogiri, a major thief quits his job as a thief, he has two more big jobs planned in

Hell Worms

A group of bandits flee to the mountains after killing an evil moneylender. Remake of Hiroshi Inaga

Will to Conquer

The struggles of a low-ranking samurai (Nakamura) coming to terms with the end of the Tokugawa shogu

Four and A Half Mats

Fukazawa Shino is a prostitute in the late Meiji period. Shino was deceived by Tatsukichi and sold.

An Ocean to Cross

Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and br

The Hidden Festival

Taku Shinjo spins this rural drama about ancient taboos and encroaching modernity. Takamine (Gitan O

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a p

The Great White Tower

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

When the Cookie Crumbles

Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai.

King of Swashbuckler: Life of Tsumasaburō Bandō

A biographical documentary produced as part of the 20th anniversary project of the silent film appre

Rebellion of Japan

Suzuko, a woman in her twenties who has a brother with political problems (due to communist reprisal

The Revolt

When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold in

The Class of the Sewage Canal

The struggle of a young man and boys who try to create the environment where they can speak their mi

Thus Another Day

A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. Sh

The Women of Osaka Castle

A television drama aired on November 3, 1983 as a special project to celebrate the 25th anniversary

Hold Me and Kiss Me

Keiko’s life is turned upside down when she discovers that she has been infected with HIV. As she st

Death at an Old Mansion

A woman and her bridegroom are found murdered in their bed the day after their wedding. It had snowe

Katana

An antique sword exposes tension between three siblings.

君のふるさとに太陽がのぼった

Japanese drama film.

The Forest of No Escape

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

The Day the Sun Rose

Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which rava

A Full Life

A woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest the U

Wangan Midnight 3

Tange Sazen

In 1730, the Tokugawa Shogunate orders the Yagyu Clan to repair a huge shrine. Since it cannot refus

Oh, My Son!

A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.

The Twilight Years

A woman looks after her father in law.

The Last Samurai

The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many yea

Case of the Disjointed Murder

In the summer of 1947, various men and women gather at a mansion in the countryside at the invitatio

Nichiren

An epic drama about Nichiren's life. Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived for 60 years during the

The Domain

The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamas

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nati

Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back

[Period covered: 1616] Kirigakure Saizo returns for the final time as he sets out to assassinate Tok

Sing, Young People!

A story about four best friends and their lives inside and outside college. Then suddenly one of the

Time Within Memory

Minoru visits his home on Okinoerabu island for the first time in thirty years. Seeing the old man w

Crest of Betrayal

Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyal

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

During the age of warring clans (Sengoku Jidai), many samurai lords sought to unite the country unde

Escape from Hell

This suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a number o

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyam

Honno-Ji in Flames

The plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Ka

Convicted Woman

1966 film directed by Kudo.

Prison Break

Set up to be the patsy by a rival gang, Furuta Makoto attacks the yakuza boss he thinks is responsib

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

The story is presented as a voiced-over narrative by Arita (Takahiro Tamura), speaking long after th

The Kii River

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and econom

The Adorable Trio

Japanese romantic comedy film.

Glory on the Summit

A treasury official passed over for promotion and obsessed with careerism interferes in the lives of

Diary of Forsaken Love

Follows the life of Tsuru, the poor daughter of farmers in Shinshu, Japan.

His Motorbike, Her Island

After a series of chance meetings a shiftless motorbike enthusiast Ko begins a romance with a carefr

Eternal Monument

A remake of the 1953 film of the same name.

Tears

A young woman marries someone else, but cannot forget her first lover.

Aozora yoitsu mademo

Kaze no naka no hitomi

Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.

Hachiko

The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even

The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again

The Front Line Showdown

Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom

Five Star Private

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging

Mother Country

In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife Kish

Karafuto 1945 Summer

The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of

An Ocean to Cross

Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and br

Nippon no obaachan

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast abo

Twenty-Four Eyes

From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village

Faraway Sunset

Faraway Sunset tells the story of the famed bacteriologist who is known to have discovered the agent

Adrift at Sea

The Story of the three Japanese castaways Otokichi, Kyukichi and Iwakichi. After their ship the Hoju

The Imperial Japanese Empire

Story of three people, a barber, a Christian and a graduate of the Tokyo Military Academy during the

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique

Last Friends

Following the lives of three college rugby players drafted to serve in the military during WWII. Tho

Double Wedding

The Flower and the Dragon

A story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman establishing

A Samurai's Sorrow

A rare grouping of the three Tamura brothers, Masakazu, Takahiro, and Ryu highlight this exciting ta

Get Married, Mother

Sanctuary

Akira Hojo and Chiaki Asami live different lives in Tokyo, Japan: Hojo is the leader of a small but

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

The sequel of "Flower and Dragon". Kingoro Tamai founded a family in the port of Wakamatsu. He unite

Tales of the Inner Chamber

Love-hate drama of three beautiful sisters in Ooku in Edo Castle.

The Forest of the Little Bear

Hunting master Ginzo kills a man-eating bear. When he finds out the bear had a cub, Ginzo decides to

Drive for the Future

Haitoku no mesu

Onna no hanamichi

A film commemorating the 25th anniversary of Hibari Misora's performing career. Written by Matsutaro

Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best

Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher

Japanese crime film

越後獅子祭

1960 version of Lion Festival of Echigo

Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn

An epic drama depicting the lineage of a military family that lived for three generations before, du

七人の刑事 女を探がせ

This is the second installment in the Shichinin no Keiji police procedural series.

愛する

1961 Japanese movie

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

Set in a rubber company in Tokyo, this comedy depicts the sorrows of salarymen in a humorous way, ce

東京オリンピック音頭 恋愛特ダネ合戦

1963 Japanese movie