Rhapsody in August

An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity abo

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

A noble samurai serving the Shogun as 'Kogi Kaishaku-nin' (Official Executioner) is the target of a

Castle of Owls

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

Double Clutch

Hiromi Go plays a high school student who needs a role model in his life badly. He's raised by his o

My Phoenix

Romance story about the first female manager of the Nihon University Phoenix

The Great Killing

A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a vill

Himiko

The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view o

Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-

Momoko Watanabe—a student who, upon visiting a shrine in order to wish good luck on a friend of hers

War and Youth

An auto repairman's daughter questions him about what happened to her aunt during the war, but the f

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

A headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his supe

Gassan

Akira leaves for the Mt. Gassan foothills before winter's onset, visiting the local temple and inter

My Way

Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her hu

Gorgeous Leopardess

Gonza the Spearman

The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokugawa Period, a time in which appear

A Human Promise

An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story

Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari

A film that portrays the youth and fragile love of a transportation worker in Tokyo.

Faraway Sunset

Faraway Sunset tells the story of the famed bacteriologist who is known to have discovered the agent

Sakura

The story of a bus conductor who dedicates his life to the cherished Japanese symbol.

Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man

Richshaw man Tatsu has wandered to Osaka from Tokyo. He has quarrels with Kimiyakko, a geisha, and t

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under t

Eijanaika

The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan

Panic in High School

A high school student rallies his classmates into rebelling violently when the administration refuse

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department

Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword

The Yagyu Family have been teaching the Shinkage style of fencing for generations. Now a new fencing

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying

My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?!

In Jimpachi Kodera's household, young samurai Keishiro Kanie arrives, captivating Jimpachi's wife, S

Golden Peacock Castle, Part 2

The struggles of the Golden Peacock Clan continue as they seek to reclaim their home and prevent the

Golden Peacock Castle, Part 3

What will become of Sakon's lover, Shiragiku, who has been abducted to the Matsunaga Danjo residence

Golden Peacock Castle, Part 4

The righteous young men, who were separated by the all-out attack of sorcery, are saved by the frien

Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the st

Light of Africa

Two semi-slackers with an ultra-intimate friendship work, slack and drink in a freezing Hokkaido tow

In Search of Mother

Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza

The Ninja Hunt

Four ninja are hired to fight against the Shogunate’s plot to abolish the Gamo Clan, the regional ba

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyam

Shiro and Marilyn

Based on a true story. Shiro, a dog who lives in an inn on Akajima in Okinawa, swims to the opposite

A Prisoner in Search of Daughter

There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

Benio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her grandfather

13 Assassins

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when on

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

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

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Mi

Sasuke and His Comedians

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

A Revengeful Raid

In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss o

Golden Peacock Castle, Part 1

A group of pirates led by the evil Gondaiyu and his wizard, Genkuro, capture the Golden Peacock Cast

Long Journey into Love

A beautifully told story of a woman hardened by marriage to a man she doesn't love, after giving her

A House in the Quarter

With her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a successfu

Child of the Sun

A couple originally from Okinawa run an inexpensive restaurant in Kobe, with their grade-school daug

The Gate of Youth

Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens

Follow the Girls

Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.

This Is Noriko

Fictionalized account of 20-year-old Noriko Tsuji, a real-life victim of a severe birth defect which

The Phantom Goblin

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

The Conspirator

Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, dau

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied hi

Fine Man

A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes

The Warrior from Kishu

This is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the you

River of Fireflies

During the winter in Toyama in 1962, Tatsuo Mizushima is fretting about his feelings for his classma

The Girl I Abandoned

Tsutomu Yoshioka, a Tokyo office worker, is engaged to Mariko, the niece of his company's president.

A Carpenter and Children

A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an aff

Sharaku

A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publi

Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly

Yuichi prides himself on the fact that he is a family man but contrary to his conception of an ideal

Manon

A story about a woman who is a research student of a theater company and the three men who are at th

Samurai Knights

Moonlight Serenade

After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother af

Serial Killer: Coldblooded

Based on the life of Japanese serial killer and thief Kiyotaka Katsuta.

Giant Rumble

In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greates

It's Easier Than Kissing

After the death of her mother a young woman wants to meet her real father

Heaven Sent

Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objec

Tattoo of Love

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

Red Paper Lantern

A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfam

Dark Room

A writer haunted by the death of his wife and threatened by the imagined infidelities of his lovers

If You Were Young: Rage

If You Were Young: Rage highlights the other side of post-war Japanese prosperity, focusing on the t

The Christian Revolt

In Tokugawa-era (1637) Shimabara, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the

Invitation of Lust

Hirobe is a lonely man. After witnessing her girlfriend die with a terminal illness, he wanders thro

The Mad Fox

A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appea

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

The Gentle Japanese

A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute mo

The Strange Tale of Oyuki

A story of Japanese writer Kafu Nagai (1879-1959), a man about sixty with a huge reputation of seduc

Someday, Someone Will Be Killed

While trying to search for her missing father, Atsuko Moriya meets a group of outcasts that help her

Takeshi: Childhood Days

A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the

A Woman Called En

Set at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison, incarcerated b

Vengeance Is Mine

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

Clouds at Sunset

A Japanese soldier deserts his position and travels to a small town on the Sea of Japan to start ove

Tokyo Bordello

A ruined businessman was forced to sell his daughter, Hisano, to a brothel in Yoshiwara, the largest

The Tattooed Lord

Tokaido Fullhouse

When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kir

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Let's Go, Grandma!

Let's Go, Grandma! plays like an exuberant, goofy update to Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story. Kinuyo Tanak

Profound Desires of the Gods

Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori cla

Lord of Steel Heart

A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famo

Yume-Chiyo

Yumechiyo, a geisha house madam recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, yearns to do something c

The Sharks

A film adaptation of Masatsugu Nobuhiko's novel of the same name, directed by Tasaka Tomotaka and st

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