Seven Samurai

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

The Life of a Horse-Trader

Hokkaido at the end of the Taisho era is Kitami. On the day his wife died of a dystocia, Bakuro Yone

Striving to Live

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

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々

1962 Japanese movie

A Woman's Life

A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, K

Dotanba

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest

The Invisible Wall

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.

Today is Payday

Office worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa

Riverside Fish Market Empire

Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

A Japanese Tragedy

At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her un

Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain

Drunken Harbor

Third film of the yoidore hakase series

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation

Three Outlaw Samurai

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

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part tw

The Emperor's Hat

A man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.

一本刀土俵入　

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

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

A young girl named Oichi is abandoned by her mother and blinded by a lightning strike. When her gua

Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints

At the beginning of the Showa era, a man who was captivated by a girl he saw through a telescope loc

I Will Buy You

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

Flower Season

Kitamori Yuki was particular about her promise to her mother-in-law Hana. The promise is that, as th

Twilight Saloon

Set in a tavern, director Tomu Uchida depicts the joys and sorrows of the people who gather there in

Scars of Honor

Japan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute in th

Ironfinger

After being mistaken for an Interpol agent, a man who was just supposed to go on vacation gets mixed

A Billionaire

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and group

Yakuza Official

Bunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death.

Troubleman Laughs and Kills

Kensho Yamashita's directorial debut.

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

Abekobe dōchū

Evening Calm

A girl rebels against her mother, who runs a brothel in Yokohama, and attempts to find freedom on he

The Cast-Off

The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executiv

Koko ni otoko ari

Sisters

Three beautiful daughters grew up in a dog and cat care clinic. The eldest was named Takako (Keiko T

The Red Water

Comedy drama film

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

Jidaigeki by Tai Kato

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

New Tokyo March

Follows six male friends from elementary school whose career paths diverge—newspaper reporter, engin

Whirlwind Magistrate

One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan

A Wanderer's Notebook

Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook featu

An Inn at Osaka

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

Policeman's Diary

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

Bot-chan

1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Santōshain to onna hisho

Japanese film.

Flower Cross

Japanese horror television movie from 1978.

The Paper Crane

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

The Phantom Goblin

An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears

The Bronze Monster

In this four part mystery-adventure, detective Kogoro Akechi and the members of the Boy Detectives C

The Horizon Glitters

5 criminals organize a jailbreak in search of a cache of stolen diamonds.

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She

Stakeout

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

The Tokyo Dame

A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.

The Human Wall

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

The Yen Family

Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the da

Yellow Crow

Ichiro Yoshida, the father of the boy Kiyoshi, who has been repatriated from China, returns home aft

To Your Majesty, The Emperor

A conscript from a poor background writes the Emperor asking if he can stay in the army when his ser

Children of Hiroshima

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

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,

Black Thief

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

Dreaming People

Shinya Ban (Masao Wakahara) returns from the south and is deeply disappointed when he learns that hi

Street of Violence

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

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 Revenge and the Death

A gritty, noirish gangster saga.

Snow Country

It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He con

Seikurabe

Japanese drama film.

The Bandits

Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.

Stakeout

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

Secret of The Golden Spell

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

Love Fantasia

A musical comedy.

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss

The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

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

Tange Sazen and the Princess

Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.

Tattoo of Love

The great Okawa Hashizo, in one of his most powerful roles risks his life and limb to help save the

Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons

In this film in the long running series, Tange Sazen and his friends are asked to guard a dragon-sha

Hawaiian Dream

Tatsuhiko and Shofumi are hoodlums living in downtown Hawaii, having flown out of Japan and entered

The Hoodlum Priest

The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to

I Sell My Husband

Japanese comedy film.

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life

His Scarlet Cloak

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

A Sandcastle Model Family Home

An opportune salaryman moves his family into a model mansion for 12 months; unfortunately, they must

Samurai from Somewhere

Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions lead his retainer

Goblin & "Yuki-Usagi" (Snow-Hare)

One night a Goblin father came home gave his son a red handball. But the boy was shocked to hear tha

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

Island of the Evil Spirits

Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he meets

Prey

A rock singer who has returned to the U.S. approaches his former musician friends with the soulful s

A Young Rabble

When an altercation with a gangster forces Kikutaro to leave Edo, he is sent by his father to Hamama

Maria of the Ant Village

Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young

Love and Duty

Each one of us lives differently. So, there are many tragedies and comedies in our lives. She feels

Down Town

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a k

The Harbor Lights

Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut

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

The Rickshaw Man

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband die

Mighty Shosuke

A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to s

Young Miss Executive

A President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old granddau

Carmen's Innocent Love

Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politi

Happiness of Us Alone

The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a scho

Virgin Blues

Teenagers are rebels without a cause. Let it be for stress relief or just a way to kill time, Mami (

The Spying Sorceress

Second part of the series where sex magic skills of female and Iga ninjas clash over enourmous treas

The Big Ambition

Twice on a Certain Night

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who

The Street Without Sun

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

Sex Up and Down

A con man sets up a consulting firm where he poses as a doctor specializing in curing people of thei

Scarred Yosaburo

The film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with mistress o

Speed Crazy

Revenge for His Lover

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

Police Precinct Part 5

Doctor's Day Off

Having completed the first year at his new medical practice, a doctor plans to relax on his day off.

Modern People

A section chief at the Bureau of Construction is in a shady relationship with a construction company

Aiyoku no sabaki

Motoko Fujikawa works in the Seisen Church as an assistant to pastor Maki Inokichi. Motoko falls in

Dancing Girls of Izu

A dancer girl in a touring company met a high school boy in a port town. The story is about their fi

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms

Typhoon

A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been

I Want to Be a Shellfish

On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husban

Traveling with Breeze

1953 Hiroshi Inagaki movie.

Street of Shame

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

Modae

This unique melodrama depicts the anguish of a new wife whose husband confesses to her his infertili

Swift Current

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

Case of Umon: Red Lizard

Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.

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

Shōnen shikeishū

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

The legendary one-eyed one-armed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate in his efforts to

Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogisha

1956 Japanese movie

Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryū

1956 Japanese movie

The Bronze Devil

A steel-clad fiend terrorizes Tokyo, raiding clock shops. Detective Kogoro Akechi uncovers a map hid

Kirai Kirai Kirai

A Dangerous Hero

A film by Hideo Suzuki.

Bandits on the Wind

1961 Japanese movie

Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

A road trip comedy set against the backdrop of the famous historical sites of Tohoku and Hokkaido.

Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man

The eighth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.

Shiroi Kiba

Taiyō o iru mono

1961 Japanese movie

Here Is a Spring

The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide

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

Police Precinct Part 5

Seishun Tarō

1967 Japanese movie

First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President

After a major corporate merger, a middle-aged executive is demoted but unexpectedly appointed presid

Fox and Raccoon

A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and

Sisters

Keiko and Toshiko are sisters who leave their mountain home, where their parents live in a hydroelec

Kyūkon sannin musume

1954 Japanese movie

Singing in the Sun

After their troupe disbands, musician Moriyama and his friends join Orion Records and form “Orion St

続・図々しい奴

Three Stray Dogs

A gripping action film starring Akira Kobayashi, Joe Shishido, and Koji Wada. A man accused of diamo

People Waiting for Spring

This drama centers on an elderly politician and depicts how humans can return to their true selves w

Kawachi fūten zoku

1968 film

The Valley Between Love and Death

A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that i

The Woman Who Touched Legs

Detective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she was no