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The Scent of Incense
1964-05-24
After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her moth
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
Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0
1978-07-22
The Iron Cross Army are sabotaging oil-tankers with the help of their monster, the Sea-Devil, a semi
The Mysterians
1957-12-28
In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire v
Fifty-Fifty
1963-06-16
The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.
Wedding March
1951-12-28
Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa
The Crimson Sky
1962-03-21
1962 Japanese movie
Battle in Outer Space
1959-12-26
In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on
Yasugorō shusse
1953-04-15
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
1992-01-15
A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school's sumo team. He is a
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957-12-17
Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957-07-19
Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part tw
Godzilla
1977-01-01
A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of the original Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. vers
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958-12-07
1958 Japanese movie
Farewell Rabaul
1954-02-10
A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they und
The Human Vapor
1960-12-11
A failed science experiment gives a librarian the ability to turn into a gaseous substance. He goes
Invisible Man
1954-12-29
When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to
All is Well
1955-01-29
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
1974-11-22
Terry Sugury is hired to recover one of two tapes containing a formula for making heroin for a price
Third Class Executives
1952-05-30
1950s Japanese comedy.
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961-04-09
Grown up son arrives home to learn his father, the newly elected mayor, has been assassinated. So he
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965-12-19
Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens,
Varan the Unbelievable
1962-12-07
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military comma
Godzilla
1954-11-03
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the isla
Rodan
1956-12-26
Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehis
Ikiru
1952-10-09
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for
Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
1975-11-01
Based on the life of artist Yumeji Takehisa
Sudden Rain
1956-01-14
A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.
Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project
1990-04-14
Theatrical version of episode 17 of Ultra Q TV series.
Fancy Dance
1989-12-23
Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initiall
The Secret of the Telegian
1960-04-10
Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to l
Phoenix
1947-12-11
A Japanese war widow recalls her love affair with her deceased husband.
Tokyo Profile
1953-07-08
A motley cast of characters, including a human billboard and a shoeshine girl, help a 5 year old gir
Falling into the Evening
1998-11-07
Rica and Kengo have been living together for the past four years. It's been a very happy time for Ri
Mr. Pu
1953-04-15
A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.
Stray Sheep
1955-08-31
1955 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.
Varan
1958-10-14
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists g
Two in the Shadow
1967-11-18
A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to
Foghorn
1952-03-03
A Japanese woman, the mistress of an American, falls in love with her servant.
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948-09-18
Four unlucky pirates head to a weather tracking station set on a remote island with the intention of
Great X
1948-05-07
A 1948 Japanese film.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956-04-27
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught ami
Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu
1956-10-31
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952-11-02
A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her fr
Adolescence Part II
1953-07-01
A story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education.
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957-07-09
An Ishiro Honda film. The second part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the fi
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
1957-08-25
An Ishiro Honda film.
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959-03-21
An Ishiro Honda film.
The Breed
2000-10-02
Children born with special power. They seek blood for eternal life. And tonight, the victims ...!
Strawberry Times 4: Kisaragi san shimai no gyakushū
1990-12-17
Happiness of Us Alone
1961-01-15
The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a scho
Floating Clouds
1955-01-15
A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Jap
Admiral Yamamoto
1968-08-14
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957-07-09
An Ishiro Honda film. The first part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the sec
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953-10-21
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grav
Adolescence
1952-08-28
Parent apathy to sexual education leads to various troubles for the young cast.
Youth of Heiji Senigata
1953-08-19
Forbidden Path
1952-07-08
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953-07-29
1953 jidaigeki directed by Nobuo Nakagawa of Jigoku and Ghost of Yotsuya fame.
Girls in the Orchard
1953-09-15
Girls in the Orchard (1953) is about tension between the life of a family in a rural area with all t
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956-07-13
The third installment in the Shacho Series.
The Last Gunfight
1960-01-03
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city o
Japan's Longest Day
1967-08-03
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and th
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952-07-15
Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are
Life of a Country Doctor
1960-08-14
A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and nov
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957-03-14
Obscure French version of the original Godzilla. The film combines elements of the original Toho ver
Kwaidan
1992-08-21
The Wind Blows Twice
1952-02-14
Kanae, who broke up with her husband and moved to her uncle's house, met two men when her father, a
The Enchanting Devil
1959-10-25
Thriller directed by Seiji Maruyama
Who Is the Informer?
1958-11-18
After killing a detective in a botched robbery, Keiichi (Natsuki) is on the run as police stake out
A Man in the Storm
1957-02-05
Judo expert Saburô Watari fights his judo master, Tsujido, while simultaneously in conflict with a k
Executive Chair
1958-04-08
In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954-06-01
Set during Japan's Bakumatsu period, the film follows Fukuzawa Yukichi, a poor samurai's son who def
Tokyo Gate
1950-10-24
Based on a serialized newspaper novel by Taijiro Tamura. People living in the darkness of the city,
12 Chapters About Women
1954-11-23
Minako, a ballerina who has been dating since her school days, and Koheta, a banker. It was Koheta w
Born in Sin
1962-11-23
A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.
Vagabond Employee: Revenge Version
1959-06-02
Caught in a corporate power struggle, a man uses betrayal and strategy to expose corruption and sett
Ginza Tomboy
1960-03-08
A rebellious heiress clashes with gangsters, dodges an arranged marriage, and unexpectedly falls for
Start Here
1965-04-14
Teacher Miyako Hanai, disillusioned by her sisters’ unhappy marriages, rejects love until family con
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
1957-11-12
After a transfer to a rural factory, salesman Hideyoshi faces blunders, schemers, and rivalries but
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957-06-19
Optimistic student Hideyoshi struggles to land a job at Japan Motors, facing setbacks and rivalry bu
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
1956-05-17
After a gang killing forces him to flee abroad, ex-yakuza Ryūji returns to Yokohama a year later to
The Blue Mountains
1957-10-27
About schoolgirls in a rural town, and a love letter which has the entire community in an uproar.
The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957-11-19
At Kaikō Girls’ School, a fake love letter sparks a heated PTA debate. Teacher Shimazaki wins the vo