Ikiru

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

An Enemy of the People

Tadashi Imai 1946 movie

The Passion of a Woman Teacher

The curse of a jealous woman destroys lovers on the run. Considered a lost film.

Blind Monk Swordsman

This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with t

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal

The Lower Depths

Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an ag

The Undefeated Woman

The Burning Prison

In Nihonbashi, a fire broke out in the Kodenma-cho prison, and the prisoners were released. With the

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is r

Rogue

Coal miner Isamu Oba is forced to quit his village and leave his mother and siblings behind. Mining

Good Morning

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generation

The Beauty of the Evening Sky

A platonic love story, the protagonist continues to love the woman he fell in love with when he was

Chikamatsu Monogatari

When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his b

The Funeral

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events a

Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru

1962 Japanese movie

No Regrets for Our Youth

After her anti-fascist professor father is dismissed, Yukie navigates love, political repression, an

お洒落狂女

Farewell to Spring

Bittersweet shomin-geki drama by Keigo Kimura

The Devil of Edo

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

The Woman in the Rumor

After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, ru

Mole Alley

33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 1

Heat and Mud

With one million yen in stolen cash, Kurita plans his escape to Hokkaido with an unwilling bar girl

Floating Weeds

When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpect

Yakuza bayashi

Makino Masahiro film starring Okada Mariko

Ôban

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First p

Women Doing Time

Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

Gang and G-Men Part 2

A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that one of

The Body

The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to he

Divorce

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf

In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.

Ottamage ningyo monogatari

1962 Japanese movie

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

1958 Japanese movie

Ghost Story on Passage

A ghost interrupts the journey of two young noblemen who are disguised as merchants.

The Straits of Love and Hate

A story of a servant girl whose life is upturned by her doomed love for a spineless young man.

Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady

Young lord investigates the mysterious death that takes place in the underworld.

Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time

あらくれ荒野

Last Days of the Samurai

Seppuku Day 17 Ako ronins, including Kuranosuke Oishi, who were entrusted to the Hosokawa family, an

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka

1962 Japanese movie

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

Duel in the Storm

It is the Taisho era in Japan. A man has quit the Yakuza after five years and returned to Shikoku in

Kanchō umi no bara

1945 Japanese movie

A Boy and Three Mothers

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defen

Sisters of Gion

Once More

A romance with political overtones about the relationship of a sheltered bourgeois woman and a docto

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2

Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3

The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.

The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.

Enoken’s Boxing Generation

Near the end of the Taisho era (1912-1926), Enokichi, a popular figure in the world of boxing entang

Hadaka no Machi

I Believe I Am Being Followed

Follows the Japanese lieutenant of the invading 228th Infantry Regiment Toichi Wakabayashi, who died

The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow

Akiko Hojo, a nurse at Aisei Catholic Hospital, is spending another public holiday at Kotaro Hidaka'

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region

His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region

He was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not last. In

Inferno of Torture

Japan nineteenth century. High demand for tattooed geisha generates an entire industry for their "pr

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

A Japanese artist (Ikebe), who had won the favor of the Cambodian royal family when he rescued their

Repast

Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and

Ginza Cosmetics

A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.

A Wife's Heart

Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly close

An Inn at Osaka

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

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Where Chimneys Are Seen focuses primarily on the interconnected lives of two couples in a lower-midd

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that

A Flower Blooms

Machiko falls in love with a mysterious man, but her family wants something different for her.

Daikichi Konomura

A samurai is struggling to make ends meet at the end of the Edo period. He has students and, among o

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate be

Beyond the Hills

Adaptation of a novel by Yojiro Ishizaka, originally released in two parts.

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

Dimple of Tokyo

Buntaro, the president of a food trading company got tired of the day-to-day routine of life. The ne

紋三郎の秀

Japanese film.

親馬鹿花合戦

Kingoro Yanagiya's 100th film.

Amakara chindōchū

Kotaro Shimoyama, once a government official, loses his job and separates from his wife, Sachie. He

The Ghosts of Yotsuya

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and see

Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki

Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

The Legend of the White Serpent

Lavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in lov

Shimazu no sanshita yakko

Japanese film.

Geisha in the Old City

Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a mov

Enoken the Hero

Set in the Sengoku period, Tokugawa vassal Yakurota (Kenichi Enomoto) helps the older sister and twi

The Big Boss

Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, e

365 Nights

A young man rents an apartment in Tokyo and discover it was built by his father. He falls in love wi

珍説忠臣蔵

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record

The Man Without a Map

A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. While his search is unsuccessful, th

Nonki saiban

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts re

Mermaids and Sea Robbers

Rival bands of pirates try to get hold of a priceless treasure.

Duel at Yagyu Valley

During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat

Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin,

A Story from Echigo

A sake factory worker on holiday returns to his home town, where he rapes the wife of one of his co-

The Ambitious Youth

As descendent of famed fishmonger Isshin Tasuke, young feisty Ishii Tasuke uses his talent to flouri

Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku

The story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun's uncle

The Edo Official and Apprentice

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts

Enoken's Home Run King

Postwar! Baseball! Comedy! Enoken plays a superfan of the Yomiuri Giants – the real Tokyo team, with

Ghost Man

A ghost man with his face hidden entirely by bandages is killing beautiful nude models. Detective Ki

Bouquet of the South Seas

Marital Relations

The story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era. The

Omokage no machi

A 1942 film.

Akireta musumetachi

Japanese comedy film.

Portrait of Madame Yuki

A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath

Snow Country

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

Revenge

An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, l

Flames of Blood

The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course

Samurai Saga

Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized no

The Elegant Swordsman

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape

Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a

Tsuki yori no haha

Japanese drama film.

Heavenly Dragon

From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as t

Bride of White Castle

A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young mast

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

Playhouse employees Okimi and Otoshi become involved in an undercover officer’s investigation of a g

Gentle Breeze

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.

Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro

Young Sentaro struggles to avenge the murder of his younger sister Osuga and their father.

Tattoo of Love

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

Drunken Sword

Tetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt authori

Patience Has An End

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucr

Wolves of the City, Money Hunters

The hoodlum group tries to help a little printing factory against gangsters.

The Dawn of Freedom

This film was made by the Japanese occupation authorities in the Philippines as a propaganda film to

Unwieldy Brothers

Taisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of emotion a

Good Rascals

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.

Snow-Flake

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assass

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

A young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite with his bir

Seven Fugitives

Merciless Blade Part 3

The final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

Merciless Blade Part 2

The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

Trapped, the Crimson Bat

Oichi may have met her match as she vies against the evil beauty that has set her sights on destroyi

Japan's Top Gangster

A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on th

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler

Three Women of the North

The story of an airport and its air traffic control crew in a remote and northern Japanese town. Thr

Midnight Virgin

Chie (Sanae Ōhori), newly arrived in Tokyo, saves her friend from school, Mari (Annu Mari), from a s

Dancing Girl

In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

The epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the defe

Samurai from Somewhere

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

Tales of President Mito

Mr. Mito, a former president of an instant food company, with two young men’s help, solves the quali

Morning Breeze in Edo

The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in E

Samurai Geisha

Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business fro

A Ripple in a Morning

Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in pos

音楽大進軍

A 1943 film.

Scarier than the Devil

A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu”

Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo

A woman abandoned by the man she loved all her life becomes a ghost and takes revenge for her offens

Down Town

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

Jirocho's New Year

Jirocho Rises in Fame

The rise of the famed gambler.

Jirocho, the Hunted

A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife's possible murder and has other adventures while on the r

Her Captive Gamblers

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life

Jirocho the gambler hits the road.

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow

Jirocho and his followers chase the Kurokomas into the Kai Province.

Jirocho's Home-Coming

Last of the Wild Ones

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

Jirocho in Disgrace

A Revengeful Raid

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

Tokyo Twilight

Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact

Wandering Ginza Butterfly

Gang leader Nami (cult film legend Meiko Kaji) kills a member of a yakuza group and goes away to pri

Echo in the Mountains

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "

Untamed Woman

A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper,

The Rickshaw Man

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

Travel Romances

Romantic comedy.

A Geisha

Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu,

The Shogun and the Fishmonger

Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu

Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise

Escape at Dawn

Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated wi

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

Immigrant gangs terrorize a Japanese town with their threats, loud jazz, and tasteless fashion sense

Gamblers and Racketeers

Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which s

The Domain: The Naniwa Story

Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The

Restoration Fire

Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage

A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes thr

Early Spring

A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship

Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office

Eight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan and be

The Pirates

Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on

Gambler

The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He

Samurai Vagabonds

On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as

The Pornographers

Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society

The Surf

Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But S

A Laughable Journey