Seven Samurai

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr

The Hidden Fortress

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a

A Good Man, A Good Day

The university professor Ozeki Hitoshi (Ryu Chishu) is regarded as an eccentric by people in his sur

The Chop Professor

Junpei Kihara, a young president of the University's wrestling club, is nicknamed "Mr. Chop". One da

Night Butterflies

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

Asataro the Crow

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

Koibito-tachi no iru machi

Mr. Baku, a sandwich man, was familiar to his neighbors because he was a natural friend of Ryotaro Y

The Life of Oharu

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

Forty-Eight Man

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

The Phantom Samurai

恐妻時代

First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband

Natsuko Kayama, an authority in the beauty industry and once known as Miss Tokyo, is a first-class w

Yume ga ippai abarenbō

1962 Japanese movie

Travels of Lord Mito

Lord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a trip

Seinen no isu

1962 Japanese movie

The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Whirlwind

The third film in the Taro series, following "The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Eternity" and "The

Koina no Ginpei

1954 Japanese movie

Birth of Romance

The cabaret «Romance», run by Masami Daisaku's father, is experiencing financial difficulties, and M

Vendetta of a Samurai

Mataemon Araki, a renowned swordsman, helps a young man find vengeance.

Madam of the first class and husband of the third class

Domestic comedy produced by Shin Toho Studios directed by Komori Kiyoshi and starring Todoroki Yukik

Godzilla

A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of the original Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. vers

San'nin musume kanpai!

1962 Japanese movie

Boku chin hōrō-ki

1962 Japanese movie

Fighting Yasubei

Yasube Nakayama left the clan and lives in Edo. One day, Yasubei visits his uncle Rokuroemon Kanno t

All is Well 2

Tenten Musume

Based on the comic by Shosuke Kurakane. Shown in two parts.

Third Class Executives

1950s Japanese comedy.

Daigaku kazoe uta senpai kōhai

1962 Japanese movie

Fountainhead

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

Godzilla

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the isla

Ikiru

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

I Live in Fear

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

An Inn at Osaka

An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including

Devotion to Railway

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasak

The Chastity Boy and Miss Brassiere

Early pinku.

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

Japanese war film.

Sararīman monogatari - Taiki bansai

Japanese comedy film.

The Battleship Yamato

The film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland threa

Sister with Sister

Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.

Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo

Japanese comedy film.

Ballad of a Workman

A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work

All is Well

Eyes of Mother and Daughter

Japanese drama film.

Warm Current

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose betwee

Cosmetic Sales Competition

A cosmetics saleswoman falls for a rival executive.

Sasuke and His Comedians

Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan childr

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw gen

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught ami

Face in the Dark

Japanese suspense film.

The Lord Pretends

Jirocho's Home-Coming

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life

Jirocho the gambler hits the road.

Jirocho Rises in Fame

The rise of the famed gambler.

Last of the Wild Ones

A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.

Burden of Love

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

The Path I Remember

The tragic fate of Minoru Ikeda, a talented blind boy whose only joy was playing the violin.

All About Marriage

Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, e

Jacks and Jills

The Great White Tiger Platoon

The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of

The Eagle of the Pacific

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

My Wonderful Yellow Car

Youth of Heiji Senigata

Sanjuro

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

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

1953 jidaigeki directed by Nobuo Nakagawa of Jigoku and Ghost of Yotsuya fame.

The Lord and the Gambler

Fate begins to smile upon young Chonosuke Tokugawa, son of eleventh Tokugawa Shogun, after some twen

Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents

7th film in the President series and the first entry in color.

Mr. Lucky

The Tokyo Mighty Guy

Mega star Akira Kobayashi stars as Jiro in the rambunctious tale of a chef who opens a restaurant in

Ambush at Iga Pass

The Phantom Horse

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

The Swishing Sword

A beautiful girl who seeks revenge, disguises herself by dressing up in men's clothes, geisha, etc.

Street of Shame

The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passag

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Obscure French version of the original Godzilla. The film combines elements of the original Toho ver

おヤエのあんま天國

Lightning Karate Blow

Ken Takakura's screen debut, following his admission into Toei ranks via the studio's annual New Fac

Crazy Operation: First Move

After being fired from his company, Hitoshi Ueda opens a arbitration company. Experts from various f

Marathon Samurai

The TV drama of Ima Harube was adapted by Yagi Ryuichiro ("Komuso Henge"), directed by Mori Issei ("

Garakuta

1964 Japanese movie

Elegy to Youth

A fresh graduate from a university in Tokyo takes a job as an English teacher at a prestigious high

Mr. Minami is Very Embarrassed

Directed by Edagawa Hiroshi, this film stars Funakoshi Eiji and Kawakami Yasuko.

Women's Doctor

Life of a bachelor gynecologist in a hospital for women.

Kirai Kirai Kirai

Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

1958 Japanese movie

Asu wa Nichiyōbi

A comedy movie for salaryman.

So Young, So Bright

Two high school girls, Ruri and Yumi, go to Kyoto on a school trip, here they get acquainted with Hi

The Grave Tells All

Yamazaki Ryotaro is an Olympics' athlete and an asset. He accepts two jobs and responsibilities that

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

Set during Japan's Bakumatsu period, the film follows Fukuzawa Yukichi, a poor samurai's son who def

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

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

B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old

Ayako Kurimura, a new B.G. at Nitto Electric, becomes the object of affection for both her brother's

日本敗れず

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

Bantōhan to detchidon

1960 Japanese movie

The Gion Tempest

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

Daigaku buyū-den

1961 Japanese movie

Structure of Hate

Drama about two college friends, now working for the same banking firm, torn apart by jealousy over

Life's Simple Pleasures

A masterpiece of life sketches overflowing with heartwarming affection and laughter that portrays th

Bride in a Bathing Suit

Katsuko, daughter of a prestigious inn owner, is urged into an arranged marriage with Keisuke, the n

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

1952 Japanese movie

Ginza no jirochō

Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji