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The Lovelorn Geisha
1960-07-12
A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother man
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
1941-12-30
The Man Without a Nationality
1951-04-14
Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa
Sunset Over Mount Fuji
1952-11-10
Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi
Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952-03-14
Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki
Life Begins at 61
1941-04-22
Japanese war-era film
Ôban
1957-03-05
A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First p
Our Failures
1962-09-01
Tells the story of Shintaro, a lawyer who quits his job to work at a camera factory, and his love ad
Yoki na onna
1946-02-14
1946 Toho film directed by Kiyoshi Saeki
A Gentle Breeze With Father
1940-04-24
9th directorial work by Yamamoto Satsuo.
Stray Dog
1949-10-17
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded
The Fighting Firemen
1939-06-22
Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger
Saigo no kikyō
1945-07-26
1945 Japanese movie
Karayuki-san
1937-03-11
"Karayuki-san offers a no-holds-barred depiction of the discrimination faced by a former prostitute
Yukiko and Natsuyo
1941-08-14
Adaptation of a novel by Nobuko Yoshiya that was serialized in "Shufu no tomo" between 1939 and 1940
Ginza Cosmetics
1951-04-14
A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963-11-16
A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into tel
Husband and Wife
1953-01-22
A married couple looking for an apartment move in with the husband's co-worker, a widower. The husba
Old Songs
1939-02-01
This Happy Life
1944-01-27
A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.
China Night
1940-01-02
Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan re
The Splendid Gold Mine
1941-06-25
Learn from Experience, Part One
1937-10-01
Part 1 of a 2-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. The central character here
Marital Relations
1955-09-13
The story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era. The
Invitation to Happiness
1947-10-30
Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness
Song of the White Orchid
1939-11-30
Song of the White Orchid was a co-production of Toho and Mantetsu, the railway that served the colon
Fallen Blossoms
1938-02-02
Set against the backdrop of an imperial victory in the civil war leading up to the Meiji Restoration
Eleven High School Girls
1946-08-21
With his simple appearance, eyes shining with love and a sense of justice, and voice burning with yo
Tactics of Love
1955-11-01
1955 Japanese movie
Osanaki mono no hata
1939-06-17
Two brothers move to their grandfather's house after their father is drafted and play war games with
Settlement of Love
1956-03-28
Living in a house that has lost its man to the war a year earlier are the widow and her child. Four
Roppa no Hōjiro Sensei
1939-03-20
Original work by Hyakken Uchida.
The School of Flesh
1965-02-14
A love story about a former noblewoman who greedily enjoys love after breaking up with her unhappy m
New Third-Class Executive
1959-08-09
At an Osaka electronics company, power struggles, corporate schemes, and personal agendas collide wh
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960-07-12
Amid management shakeups and arranged marriage plans at Sekai Electric, an executive couple tries to
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968-02-24
An aging company president pushes a youth-focused corporate fitness campaign but struggles to keep u
Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956-07-05
Vagabond Employee: Revenge Version
1959-06-02
Caught in a corporate power struggle, a man uses betrayal and strategy to expose corruption and sett
Fox and Raccoon
1959-04-28
A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
1960-01-27
Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into
College Champ
1962-07-14
Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. H
Engagement Ring
1956-11-20
A wealthy young man, engaged through family arrangement, meets a humble shop girl after she finds hi