Striving to Live

Yasuichiro Isa, who works in the labor section of Sone Mining Tokyo Headquarters, paid a monthly fee

Turbid Youth

Shigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around Dosa,

Bodyguard from Hell

Kitagawa, a drug control officer in the Kanto Shinetsu area, was ordered to investigate the situatio

Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows

During the reign of Shogun Tsunayoshi, seven ninja of the Koga clan secretly plot against the illegi

South Pacific Waves Are High

1962 Japanese movie

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Inte

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion

Bored Hatamoto movie #29

Chikamatsu Monogatari

When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his b

Otoko no Uta

1962 Japanese movie

湖愁

1962 Japanese movie

Taira Clan Saga

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

The Stand in Hakone

A period film about a peasant revolt in the region near Mount Fuji, occasioned by high officials' de

Her Hidden Past

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

越後獅子祭

1960 version of Lion Festival of Echigo

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the

The Tragedy of a Young Warrior

Shortly after the Meiji Restoration, young people devoted to the teachings of Saigo Takamori trained

Secret Love

A painfully sad woman's heart cries from forbidden love. A love triangle drawn by three stars of Jap

Gonin no totsugeki tai

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants t

White Beast

Keiko Yukawa is a former prostitute and the newest inmate at White Lily, a female rehabilitation fac

Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２

1961 Toei comedy

Three Outlaw Samurai

Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dic

Aru yo no seppun

The romantic struggles of three close friends who came back from the war.

The Man Without a Nationality

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

I Will Buy You

A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko

Kojiki taishō

A Legend or Was It?

A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf

In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.

Kisaragi Sword

The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexpe

Kumoemon to sono tsuma

1962 Japanese movie

At the Side of the Bridge

1962 Japanese movie

Spring Awakens

Slice of life film centered on a couple of years in the life of a rural high school girl.

Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha

1962 Japanese movie

The Wandering Princess

Pu Zhe, the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko the daughter of an aristocrat

Hanran

晴姿稚児の剣法

Underneath Himeji Castle, Miyamoto Bensuke was determined to inherit the will of his late father, Sh

若き日の千葉周作

Chiba Sōsaku, whose childhood name was Otome, was raised by his father Yukiuemon, the successor of t

Ejima and Ikushima

This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period

A Matter of Valour

Chushingura has been made into a movie several times before, but this time it will be presented in a

The Man From Chungking

Mysterious incident at a secret factory! Important documents lost! What is the true identity of the

Satan's Sword: The Dragon God

The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunos

Umi no tora

1945 Japanese movie

元祿美少年記

On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while waiting h

Namida no hanamichi

Nakamura Yukinojō, Edo's most popular actor, discovered that his parent's enemy, Ohara Genba, had ch

Sugata naki teki

1945 Japanese movie

Unruly Lion

Jigoku bana

Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.

At the Side of the Bridge 2

1962 Japanese movie

Black Weapon

Industrial espionage gets in the way of love and marriage for factory worker Katayanagi.

A Spectacular Murder

When a theater producer Kurato is murdered in the audience on opening night, Inspector Kawano invest

Waka zakura kenka matoi

1962 Japanese movie

Hell's Assassin

1962 Japanese movie

Fountainhead

A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.

A Samurai's Love

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi

From birth Hideyoshi was a restless, defiant spirit--a child of the poorest of the poor. Cast out of

紅顏鼓笛隊

1945 Japanese movie

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

Yataro’s Travel Hat

Wife

Ten years into a marriage, the wife is disappointed by the husband's lack of financial success, mean

Akagi no komori-uta

Film directed by Tadashi Ashihara

Who Is the Criminal?

1945 Japanese movie

Gate of Hell

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

Secret of Naruto

From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from

Yasen kangofu

In 1942 South China, hardened field hospital nurse Yukiko secretly loves Sergeant Nemoto. The arriva

Devil's Nursery Rhyme

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

The Paper Crane

A wandering vagrant, Hantaro, risks his life to save a beautiful blind girl and her father from con

Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki

Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki

Fifth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Pfc. Story - Behind the Enemy Lines

First "Pfc. Story" sequel and eighth overall sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki

Sixth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest

First installment of the "Pfc. Story" series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku, and seventh

The Sandal Keeper

Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Hitoshi Ueki) starts out as Nobunaga's "Sandal Keeper" but climbs the ranks to e

Fires on the Plain

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his comp

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka

A geisha helps a runaway who looks just like her.

北上川悲歌

Japanese "kayo" film based on the song by Tsuzuko Sugawara.

Street of Ronin

Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject

Official with a Tattoo

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not

Black Thief

Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.

Edo Purebreed

Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro an

Sword of Vision

Yagyu Jubei proves his skills in this early adventure film.

The Third Shadow Warrior

In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai

The Battle of Kawanakajima

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is th

Young Boss: Prison Release

The further adventures of Takeshi Nanjo, the Young Boss.

Todoroki Sensei

Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi

Hattari Seinen Shinshi

Japanese comedy film.

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

[Period covered: 1582-1594]. As the film opens, the warlod Nobunaga Oda rides to Iga Ayanokuni shrin

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

Koharu, a flamboyant geisha, unexpectedly wins a trip to Sado Island in a TV contest. She is accompa

Shinsengumi Chronicles

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader

A Thousand Flying Cranes

The Hidden Treasure

Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.

Che, Che, Che with Love

A musical romance.

Bronze Magician

Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer

Young Boss

After a yakuza boss is assassinated by a rival, his naval officer son returns home to take over the

Signal Fires of Shanghai

During the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, anti-Qing (Manchu) Chinese forces led by Taipi

Senka o koete

Superexpress

A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a l

Jirocho's Home-Coming

Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut

The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develo

Oichi no kata

Street of Wandering Men

When a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin decides

Keepers of Order

Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama a

Passion and Rifle Bullets

Private Detective Ippei Shizuno faces off against a serial killer and a wealthy woman's society who

The Irresponsible Fool

Picked up and raised on an island in the Seto Inland Sea, Yasukichi's only trait is his innate misch

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangste

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

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

Kirare no Senta

The White Orchid

A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo

Actress

Sumako, a country girl, becomes a great actress with the help of Hogetsu,a scholar who brought some

Youth of Heiji Senigata

Ken ni kakeru

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

Yutaro kodan

Flowers of Chivalry

Kayama Ichinoshin (Raizo Ichikawa) has been traveling for ten years in search of revenge for his fat

Lord Tadanao

Castle of Revenge

The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle,

Dedication of the Great Buddha

The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents

New Snow

Minowada, a young teacher at a National People's School, has his own theory of education and the dau

Mr. Lucky

Goblin Courier

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.

Koina no Ginpei

Flowery Hood

The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat

The head of Oshu, Harumichi Honma, was ordered by the boat bugyo (Commissioner of the board) Tajima

The Samurai of Edo

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition f

Melody of Crime

Pro boxer Aoshima Toru is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor and given three months to live. He u

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a s

A Grain of Wheat

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

My Pistol Is Quick

Honno-Ji in Flames

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

The Undefeated Woman

The Honest Fool

Yasugoro, goes to live in a quiet town where he falls in love with the priest's daughter-in-law. His

Half Virgin

The Two Musashis

During the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become the fi

Ai, sono kiseki

1964 Japanese movie

Denshichi Torimonocho: Silver Snake Spell

The eleventh episode of the Denshichi Torimonocho series. Around the time of Shogun Ienari, a murder

Denshichi Torimonocho: The Curse of the Silver Snake

Kofu duty guard Yamauchi Hinata-kami cultivated illegal drugs and had them sold through Omiya, a dru

At the Side of the Bridge 3

At the Side of the Bridge 4

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princ

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.

Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman

Detective Denshichi is called to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Kishu family's daug

The Lucky Chair

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

[Period covered: 1637-1651] This is one of the most complicated plots of any of the Shinobi no Mono

Witness Chair

Murder case and trial.

A Public Benefactor

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.