The Fourth Lady

It was the first time in six years that I was able to step on the land of my homeland, the land of m

Godzilla Raids Again

Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside

Ikiru

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for

An Enemy of the People

Tadashi Imai 1946 movie

Sansho the Bailiff

In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled y

Turbid Youth

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

Striving to Live

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

I Live in Fear

An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to

Sanjuro

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifull

The 47 Ronin

In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridor

Drunken Angel

In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculos

Scandal

A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a pain

High and Low

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s

Reminiscence

Kazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of Nobel l

The Wild Sea

Yoji Kitami, a fisherman's son, is a student in Tokyo. His father had died at sea and Taichiro, his

君恋し

1962 Japanese movie

The Life of Oharu

In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page si

No Regrets for Our Youth

After her anti-fascist professor father is dismissed, Yukie navigates love, political repression, an

Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha

1962 Japanese movie

Stolen Love

Romantic melodrama

Sekidô matsuri

Farewell to Spring

Bittersweet shomin-geki drama by Keigo Kimura

Duel in the Sun

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki

One Wonderful Sunday

Two broke sweethearts wander war-scarred Tokyo on a single Sunday, stretching 35 yen as they chase h

The Stand in Hakone

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

Rusty Knife

Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorne

White Beast

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

Children of Hiroshima

Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the s

Break Down that Wall

A man is wrongfully accused of murder.

Pomegranate Time

Comedy-drama about university tennis players.

Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me

Director Iwauchi Katsuki adapted this melodrama from Sasazawa Saho's award winning novel about two y

The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

A crime story (with strong elements of comedy) that pits a determined detective against a gang of pi

Forbidden Lips

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

Kojiki taishō

Wakai toppū

On his way back to Yokohama, a young boy named Kenji Hase encounters a girl named Yoshiko who is bei

Ah, My Hometown

A village romantic drama. (Now lost.)

Who's the Real Killer

Film about a car dealer who gets into financial trouble.

The Militarists

Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako

1954 Theater of Life adaptation.

The Straits of Love and Hate

A story of a servant girl whose life is upturned by her doomed love for a spineless young man.

Little Snack

Rebecca an incredibly successful image "upgrader" who specializes in bringing out the best version o

Yoru no keisha

1962 Japanese movie

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

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

The Wild Reporter

Seven years ago, Ishimatsu Toshio, a talented radio producer at Zen Nihon Hōsō, witnessed a crazed

Samurai Banners

Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters th

Judge and Jeopardy

It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headles

Battle of the Japan Sea

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japane

Life Is like a Somersault

After learning that he has accidentally killed a man in a fight, Unokichi must look after the man's

Hanran

Yukiko

Shadow of Intimidation

Four henchmen kill Ryu, the head of a group of dollar buyers, on a dark construction site. They divi

愛情の旋風

Hageshī kawa

1962 Japanese movie

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary

A kidnapping occurred over a seven-million-dollar diamond that was sewn into his stomach. Takuya Nik

Jūdai no kawa

1962 Japanese movie

Confession of a girl: Purity

The film depicts the life of a high school student today, touching on issues of purity, sports, high

A Samurai's Love

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

限りなき情熱

Is it the sin of a woman's heart that casts ripples unexpectedly among peaceful people? In the bustl

Namari o buchikome

1962 Japanese movie

The Bridal Night Again

Stray Dog

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded

The Elder Sister

Follows the struggles of a yakuza wife after his husband gets hurt in a knife fight.

Wife

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

Gate of Hell

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

Maiko's Visit to Tokyo

A youth drama about a sincere and pretty young maiko who comes to Tokyo for the first time in her li

The Sands of Kurobe

Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for th

The Eagle of the Pacific

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

JA750 Gōki Yukuefumei

1958 Newspaper Association Sweepstakes Winning Broadcast Drama Movie. A heartwarming and moving sto

Foul Play

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

The Great White Tower

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

Traitors of the Blue Castle

Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself.

The Wolves

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

Shitto

Japanese mystery film directed by Michiyoshi Doi.

Apostasy

In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visit

How Sorrowful

The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to

Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to

Japanese film.

Once More

A romance with political overtones about the relationship of a sheltered bourgeois woman and a docto

The Rainbow-Colored Flower

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

Before Dawn

Kanshō fujin

Japanese drama film.

Military Song of the Morning Mist

At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the sout

The Ball at the Anjo House

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion

Stakeout

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

No Time for Tears

Coach Shimamura of the hapless Sparrows baseball team is pleased to obtain a hot new pitcher named O

Season of the Sun

The film tells the story of a group of high school boxing team members who spend their days drinking

Savage Wolf Pack

A professional hunter, Tetsuya, returns from Alaska to find that his hometown had become a lawless s

Mother Never Dies

The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.

Beyond the Green Hills

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

Story of a Beloved Wife

Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno st

Keep Your Chin Up

Kawanishi Kyu and Tomoda Ryoji, two waifs, are inmates of a Reform School. One night, the boys succe

Nude Woman and Murder Maze

Japanese crime film.

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart

Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different worlds. H

Street of Violence

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

Summer Storm

A woman falls in love with her sister's fiancé.

Young Swordsman

This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. O

A Hole of My Own Making

Nobuko is a widow who lives with her stepchild Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The family's gatekeep

Bouquet of the South Seas

Wings of Victory

Welcome, My Baby

Two friends, both members of a Japanese cargo boat, return to Japan after a three-month voyage and h

Those Who Make Tomorrow

In postwar Japan, two sisters—a film studio script girl and a revue dancer—become swept up in the gr

Suicide Troops of the Watchtower

Stalwart soldiers of the Japanese Empire – Japanese and Korean alike – stand in defense of a militar

The Night before Pearl Harbor

The last film in the series brings the tale to the doorstep of Pacific War, with the planning of the

Kojiro

Sasaki Kojiro tells the story of the genius who staked his love, glory, and life on a duel with the

Tiger of the Sea

A group of pirates sail the treacherous Pacific ocean in search for wealth.

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob

Face in the Dark

Japanese suspense film.

Patterns of Love

Omnibus picture, consisting of three stories.

Glory on the Summit

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

Love in Ginza

Hanjiro is a struggling painter that shares a tiny apartment in the back streets of Ginza with his j

The Rambler under the Southern Cross

In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads wi

Dawn of a Canvas

Four Young Sisters

Three girls come to Tokyo to stay with their elder sister. Actually they are running away from home

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.

Wakai musumetachi

The Den of Beasts

The Snow Woman

Two sculptors spend the night in a mountain lodge after being caught in a snowstorm. A female spirit

A Fool's Love

A Ripple in a Morning

Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in pos

This Happy Life

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.

The Young and Bad

Not too long ago, Soichiro was considered one of the most powerful men in business. But his business

Mother and Son

An Ishiro Honda film.

The Swan Elegy

One day, Reiko, who is engaged, meets a young man named Kondo, and she likes him, although she has a

Miniature

Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha

Youth of the Beast

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with vio

Burning Nature

Film from 1967.

Song of my Life

Shiawase wa doko ni

The Champion

Eikichi Yamashiro, who is a former contender for the boxing title, works as a manager at a Club Cham

Children of Izu

That Guy and I

Asada Keiko and Kurokawa Saburo are two young college students. When Keiko visits Saburo's house, sh

The Sound of Waves

On a small island, inhabited by only fourteen hundred people, a young fisherman's son, Shinji falls

Mother Country

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

The White Orchid

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

Admiral Yamamoto

As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is

Adolescence

Parent apathy to sexual education leads to various troubles for the young cast.

Swift Current

The film follows a young civil engineer, played by Toshiro Mifune, who is assigned to the Tase Dam c

Sunflower Girl

Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi,

The Street Without Sun

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

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying h

Crimson Wings

At about the same time as lwami, president of a Tokyo company is murdered by an unknown assailant, i

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 Guitarist and the Rancher

Rambler Shinji arrives in town armed with nothing but a guitar. With assistance from an old gun-for-

Secret of Naruto

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

Lone Rebel

Nomi-gumi, who plans to control Tama City, has begun to hurt Takase-gumi. Muraki, an executive, was

City of Beasts

University student Arima Yasuhiro becomes acquainted with Ishihama, the president of a pharmaceutica

Karate Sanshiro

Shunsuke Washimi, a member of the karate club, misunderstands the affections of Chiyo, a lodging hou

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

Ikeuchi was captain of the K - University ice hockey team. The daughter Shikotsuko of Ginza 's weste

Flame of My Love

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

Lord for a Night

In 1887, two businessmen, Echigo-ya and Kitahara, compete for railroad construction authorization fr

A Woman's Life

Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo a

The Gambling Samurai

Shojohou

A beautiful but sad romantic melodrama about three sisters who are uninhibited, pure and lovely, and

Fossil of Love

Let's Dance Tonight

A drama about the sex industry.

Lucky Dragon No. 5

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

Muhō Ichidai

The movie is about a man who started a brothel to make money out of his poor circumstances in the la

The Echo of Love

A pure love melodrama movie.

風雲金毘羅山

Konna onna ni dare ga shita

My Pistol Is Quick

Gambling is My Destiny

Shadowed and alone. Today, a melancholy guitar sobs in a wandering seaside town.... To make amends,

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

The Japanese government decides to install a radar on the top of Mt. Fuji, in order to detect typhoo

Mountain Pass

Adaptation of Jirō Osaragi's novel.

The Day of Youth

At Tokyo Gakuen University, Takema, son of Tatsunosuke, chief of the Waku gang, is a freshman who wi

Frankie's Aliens

Dr. Kinoshita, whose rocket experiments had been a series of failures, discovers a strange flying sa

We Live Today

In a fictional mining city in northern Kanto, a Tokyo drifter named Shiro (Ishihara Yūjirō), caught

Half Virgin

For This We Fight

1961 Japanese movie

Kiriko's Tango

A story of the conflicting friendship and love between two young men over a young girl from a workin

Rusty Pendant

1967 Japanese movie

午前零時の出獄

This movie depicts the confrontation between a man entangled in a despicable trap and the shadow of

Aishū no sono

Tatsuya Hayami, an employee of Nitto Wool Textile, will soon leave the company. His girlfriend, Miyu

Tugboat Gunman

1961 Japanese movie

Nocturne of a Woman

A woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she catc

日本敗れず

In May 1945, Japan's defeat was imminent after the attacks on Saipan, Iwo Jima, and the Philippines,

Seishun Tarō

1967 Japanese movie