Tora! Tora! Tora!

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

Silence Has No Wings

Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this al

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

Part one of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.

Jūdai no yūwaku

Film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako

The H-Man

When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police que

Battle in Outer Space

In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on

Taira Clan Saga

Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba

Shinran

A biographical movie about Shinran

Dôkoku

Hiroba no kōdoku

Based on the novel by Yoshie Hotta

The Bride from Japan

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three

Lucky Dragon No. 5

An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu i

Flame of My Love

A woman's struggle for equality in Japan in the 1880s. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where

Sincere Heart

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

The Phantom Horse

Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the lo

Flowers on the Trail

Kare o korosu na

The Forest Is Alive

Film adaptation of the stage version of Samuil Marshak's "Twelve Months"

Shinran, Part II

Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa.

Banzuiin Chōbei

A jidaigeki film on Banzuiin Chōbei produced in 1940 and directed by Yasuki Chiba.

Jūdai no seiten

Film directed by Shima Koji and starring Wakao Ayako

風雲児

Yano, a progressive individual who seeks to overcome strength with gentleness and confronts physical

Varan the Unbelievable

In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military comma

Samurai of the Great Earth

A film adaptation of Rikuo Honjo's novel "Ishikari River".

Gate of Hell

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a vio

Buddha

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years

The Good Fairy

The wife of an elite government official left her husband, and a young journalist is sent to investi

The Spy

Based on true events surrounding a Korean student who had entered Japan unlawfully and escaped illeg

Late Night Confession

Japanese mystery thriller.

Temptation

Shokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an art g

A Slope in the Sun

The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family

Varan

When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists g

Shishun no izumi

The long-awaited haymaking season has arrived on the island of Honshu. Work is in full swing in the

The Blue Beast

Tatsuya Nakadai plays a scheming low-level executive who plays labor against management and uses any

Koibito

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the st

The Black Current

A reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company, receives a

Fall of the Shogun's Militia

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes an

A House in the Quarter

With her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a successfu

Pressure of Guilt

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

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

Refresher Course for Wives

One night, three wives, Matsuyo, Keiko and Mari, receive a mysterious telephone call. The voice tell

The Radiant Prince

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji

But the Flesh is Weak

A woman who grew up in a prestigious household, begins to have an affair outside the marriage.

Her Hidden Past

Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the imposs

The Blue Revolution

The Love of the Actress Sumako

The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outsp

Actress

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasin

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

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

Sakura-tai Chiru

A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in th

The Eagle of the Pacific

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grav

Tsukigata Hanpeita

During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a c

The Stream of Youth

Onna no issho

Based on "Une vie" by Guy de Maupassant

Hideko the Cheerleader

Hideko, a young Baseball fan, determined to cheer for her favourite baseball team by creating a new

The Glorious Days

The Glorious Days

Beast Alley

"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite often d

Women's House

After Shuichiro moved to Tokyo, the Tanno family became completely female, including Mrs. Tanno, Shu

The Echo of Love

A pure love melodrama movie.

Ghost Story of Youth

A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi’s popular novel. Chiharu, a balle

Tokyo Eyes

A beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope,

The Storm over Arabia

A young man travels to Egypt and becomes embroiled in an independence movement by chance. Produced e

Skin-Colored Moon

After the heartbreak of losing a close colleague, a television star vanishes, presumed to have drown

The Gion Tempest

The story follows Keiko, a dancer in the "Maiko Odori" theater in Kyoto, who tries to climb the soci

Vagabond Employee: Revenge Version

Caught in a corporate power struggle, a man uses betrayal and strategy to expose corruption and sett

Farewell, Innocence

The story follows privileged college students who secretly work part-time at a beauty salon, amidst