Shogun and His Mistress 2

In the year 1786, Shogun Ieharu Tokugawa selected beautiful Ochisa to be his concubine. It causes ot

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1

With plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert swordsman, w

20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion

While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives hav

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.

Hymn to a Tired Man

Zensaku, middle-aged and deaf in one ear, learns that his son's fallen for the daughter of a war off

Late Spring

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marr

Blind Monk Swordsman

This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with t

Turbid Youth

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

Pigs and Battleships

In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occup

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of la

Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza

Yakuza drama with Meiko Kaji directed by Masahiro Makino

The Actress and the Poet

Among the tight-knit neighbours are a poet, his actress wife, a bachelor budding author, a tobacco s

Mother

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

Teppo Yasu no Shogai

1962 Japanese movie

The Eve of the Chinese Festival

A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately

Riverside Fish Market Empire

Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

The Actress and the Three Rascals

The Lord Takes a Bride

Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said

Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun

After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a se

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship

Bored Hatamoto film #20

Horus: Prince of the Sun

Young Horus lives in a mythical Scandinavia of the Iron Age. Recovering the stolen Sword of the Sun

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira

Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf

Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magist

Little Remi and Famous Dog Capi

Japanese animation adaptation of a 19th century French novel: A boy is given up by his foster parent

Inn of Evil

The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly pro

Good-for-Nothing

Yoshida's first feature follows the lives of young students against a background of jazz, emptiness

A Charming Devil

Movie adaptation of the TV series.

Black Lizard

The cunning detective Akeichi must foil a kidnapping plot orchestrated by the notorious jewel thief

Man of the House

This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wif

Morning's Tree-Lined Street

As suggested by the title, this film takes up the theme of the city, beginning with a series of trav

Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako

1954 Theater of Life adaptation.

Bet on a Seaside Romance

1960 action film.

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Drama about a couple and how they found themselves related with music, their egos and each other.

Lofty Ambitions

Avalanche

The study of a one-year marriage that begins to crumble. A married man is torn between the love of h

Nami kage

Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

Kurama Tengu: Anonymous letter to Tengu

Masked avenger Kurama Tengu and his young sidekick try to stop a mysterious adversary from assassina

江戸いろは祭

Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife and

Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin

In the era of the twelfth Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, a notorious bandit known as "Shippu" (or "Swift

The Greatest Challenge of All

After an argument with his father a son leaves his home and comes back only, as an adult, many years

Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy

幻の殺意

Adaptation of the Shôji Yuki novel.

Yuganda tsuki

直八子供旅

ふり袖侠艶録

The Forest Is Alive

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

Kaze no uchi so to

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

The Grand Master

Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-m

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

Jigoku no kagebōshi

1962 Japanese movie

Escape from Prison

I Will Challenge

Akira, a student who is professionally engaged in boxing, aspires to follow in the footsteps of his

G-men of Japan 3: Fearless Counterattack

A man with two identical faces challenges the wicked and lawless escaped prisoner to an unsuitable b

Lord Mito: All Star Version

In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the

Six Assassins

Harakiri

Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemp

Ghost Ship Part 1

As Part I opens, Jubei (Denjiro Okochi), the best of sea skippers, is unable to overcome the stormy

Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask

Two child performers lose their money, but are saved by the masked avenger Kurama Tengu. When the ch

Tsukiyo no kasa

Housewives from four neighboring households casually gather at an old well at Kaneko's house in a re

The Coin Thrower Zenigata

The film tells about a young detective Zenigata Heiji who successfully solves a disgusting and unusu

The Blue Mountains: Part I

Teacher Yukiko finds herself in opposition to conservative faculty and villagers after defending a s

Ghost Ship Part 2

Jiromaru (Kinnosuke Nakamura) investigates the dark "Ghost Ship" in search of his father. Meanwhile,

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Three sisters earn money for their bossy mother by being samisen street musicians. This means mainly

Ginza Cosmetics

A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.

Himalayan Wanderer

One after another, expedition teams were being attacked in the Himalayas. With the unprecedented boo

Five Men of Edo

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo

Two Wives

After a random encounter at a bar, two couples collide. Two men, two women, embroiled in a love-and-

Yūkyō no mure

1948 Japanese movie

Foul Play

Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate th

Policeman's Diary

Lending money, job hunting for civilians and babysitting. All these things are usually not listed on

The Wolves

A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their w

All Rascals

Ishihama is planning a casino robbery with his wife and mother-in-law. They meet a man named Tsuneda

Vacuum Zone

Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his t

Illusion of Blood

The ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband.

Firefly Light

Set in the 1860s, the final years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, The Fireflies focuses on Tose (Awashima

Santōshain to onna hisho

Japanese film.

Romance Freestyle

The love between young college students Toki and the handsome Takaga is tested when Takaya's parents

The Ghost of the One Eyed Man

Japanese horror film directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi.

The Rainbow-Colored Flower

Ebihara is a budding novelist entangled in a complicated web of relationships with three women from

The Spy

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

The Time of Reckoning

"The Time of Reckoning" transforms a screwball-comedy plot into a sober study of a successful busine

Composition Class

Masako, the daughter of an impoverished itinerant tinsmith, wins a grammar school composition contes

Beyond the Green Hills

Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was ag

Points and Lines

Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

[Period covered: 1595-1600] We last saw ninja Ishikawa Goemon, as he was about to be boiled alive. B

The Human Wall

Drama which shows the struggle of Fumiko, a female teacher, at work and at home.

Flirtation in Spring

Japanese adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's play "Marius", set in early XXth century Japan.

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father,

Tokyo no Kodoku

A coming-of-age story about two newcomers to the world of professional baseball who compete for Rook

Street of Violence

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

I Saw a Phantom Fish

A village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish.

Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro

Tange Sazen

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

Duel of Blood and Sand

Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the

Born Under Crossed Stars

A young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the ser

The Second Bullet is Marked

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

Volunteering for Villainy

Two outsiders start a relationship in a mining town.

The Street Without Sun

Based on the novel by proletarian writer Sunao Tokunaga. The story is about a long strike by workers

Mysterious Dwarf

The daughter of a wealthy family goes missing at the same time a mysterious dwarf is running around

Roughneck From Asama

When Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss Shohei

The Final Winner?

In a high school, two men are fighting over a beautiful female teacher who has been assigned as an E

The Ceiling at Utsunomiya

Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempt

Revenge

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

Tales of Young Genji Kuro

Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo

Love and Death

Yuji, a budding writer, meets and starts falling in love with his best friend’s girlfriend, Natsuko.

Sing, Young People!

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

Secret of The Golden Spell

One of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed swordsman,

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Japanese drama film.

Killer's Mission

Ichibei is assigned by Shogun Tokugawa to prevent the sale of a Dutch ships-load of rifles to the ho

Nothing But Bones

The harrowing joruney of Kinu Wada, a young woman who is sold into prostitution to pay her family's

Castle of Owls

Movie adaptation of the 1959 ninja novel. With war against Korea looming on the horizon, Hideyoshi

Tora-san's Grand Scheme

After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii

Feline Spirit

Go master Matashichiro Ryuzoji, during the game, was killed in anger by the Lord of the Nabeshima cl

Fall of the Shogun's Militia

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

Tengu Priest

Kichizaburo, a samurai keeping peace in Edo, helps a young geisha Kozome avenge her father’s death.

The Orphan Brother

After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they ar

Seven Masks of Revenge

The eighth film in the "master detective with seven faces" series. Bannachi patrols the town in his

Ancient Coins

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their i

Rebellion

In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumenta

Man of Thirteen Eyes

Japanese mystery film.

The Temple of Wild Geese

Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple i

A Life of Intimidation

Japanese action film.

Hibari’s Favorite 2

Young girl Kichiza searches for her missing brother and the person responsible for the death of her

Dice and Swords

The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

Onna Hitori Daichi wo Yuku (A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land, Kinuta Production, 1953) was the second

The Brick Factory Girl

This film focuses on Koreans living in Japan. The filmmaker’s humanism comes across in the portrayal

Art of Assassination

A beautiful hostess of a small restaurant moonlights as a well-trained assassin tasked with taking t

His Scarlet Cloak

The humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But Osen's

The Bastards of Lawless Town

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.

No Stronger Swords

Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the

Samurai Rebellion

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

The epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the defe

A Woman's Life

The Black Trademark

Ide of the Kokusai Rayon Company visits a supermarket and finds cheap shirts being passed off as his

Devil’s Statue

A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.

Evil Man of Edo

A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on th

The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks

Framed by his enemies, Manbe finds himself imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit. His only hope l

Pressure of Guilt

The President's Son

Ukyunosuke on Patrol

This is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of earl

Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut

In this exciting sequel to the popular samurai-ninja movie Ukyunosuke On Patrol, his mission to aven

Wait for Tomorrow

Kohei Misugi works in a vegetable market, but his ambition is to be a photographer. He is given his

Hiroshima

Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945,

Travel Romances

Romantic comedy.

Knightly Advice

Burden of Love

The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a prog

Hero of the Red Light District

A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindn

The Medicine Case

Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.

Mark of Blood

Three young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

Immigrant gangs terrorize a Japanese town with their threats, loud jazz, and tasteless fashion sense

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

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

Actress

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

Battle Troop

Three IJN flyers Mikami (Susumu Fujita), Kawakami (Masayuki Mori) and Murakami (Akitake Kono) are go

Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro

Case of a Young Lord 8

A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

The Forbidden Castle

From an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the "Nemuri

Satsuma-bikyaku

Become a Mother, Become a Woman

Lords of Oppression

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Lords of Oppression 2

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Temple of Revenge

Revenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in Koriyam

Shingo's Final Duel

After Aoi Shingo, the illegitimate son of Shogun Yoshimune has gained prominence as the finest sword

Golden Valley

A samurai thief fights a gang of ghostly thieves using scorpions for treasure in the unexplored Shin

Turbulent Highways

A Warrior Generation

Revenge for His Lover

Kamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a vendetta a

Mother's Melody

The Last Judgment

Based on a crime novel called Heaven Ran Last, by American pulp fiction writer William P. McGivern.

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.

The Frolic of the Beasts

The wife Yuko Kusumon operating a pottery store was a chastal wife without complaints even though he

The Motherland Far Far Away

Young Boss: Invitation to Fight

Hikoroku Laughs a lot

Hikoroku Laughs a lot