Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Once an average and seemingly ordinary Tokyo girl, she suddenly finds herself as a TV star owing to

Tora! Tora! Tora!

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos

Early Spring

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

Striving to Live

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

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of la

Yume de aritai

1962 Japanese movie

Police Precinct Part 14

An elderly woman, Ume Matsumoto, informed the First Investigation Department that her son Hirasaka,

Gung Ho

When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's de

Victory and Defeat

After the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura), recommends Y

Riverside Fish Market Empire

Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

Duel in the Sun

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

The Love of the Actress Sumako

The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outsp

Musume to watashi

Who Will Judge Me?

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Repast

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

Sound of the Mountain

An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slight

Japan's Longest Day

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and th

Antarctica

Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expeditio

The Barbarian and the Geisha

Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to th

Tokyo Story

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to v

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

[Period covered: 1582-1594]. As the film opens, the warlod Nobunaga Oda rides to Iga Ayanokuni shrin

Song of Love

In postwar Japan, a new teacher, Miyamoto Yasuko, is discovered by her estranged daughter, Fukuoka S

Gonin no totsugeki tai

The Estuary

Tokyo Twilight

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

The Munekata Sisters

Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had al

Hell's Companion

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants t

White Beast

Keiko Yukawa is a former prostitute and the newest inmate at White Lily, a female rehabilitation fac

Oban kanketsu hen

Ushinosuke returns to Tokyo with new ambitions. Fourth and final part of the film adaptation of Bun

The Last War

A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superp

Star of Hong Kong

Wang Xinglian returns from her studies in Japan to visit her father in Hong Kong where she has an en

あの空の果てに星はまたたく

1962 Japanese movie

The Inheritance

A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabout

Kanei Command Performance

During the reign of Shogun Iemitsu, a great martial arts tournament was held to determine whether or

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

The tale takes place around 1650, after the death of the third Tokugawa shogun, when ronin were expe

Hole in One

A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the

With Beauty and Sorrow

When the man who seduced the famous painter Otoko as a teenager--and then wrote a bestselling novel

Little Peach

Anzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her suitor

Love's Family Tree

Kagebōshi

On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken down. Hi

Passion Fire

The time was the first year of Keio (1865). Upon hearing the news that the Imperial Army was approac

Modern People

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

Women of Tokyo

Dancing Girl

The troubled relationship between a writer and his ballet teacher wife, who has for years loved anot

An Inlet of Muddy Water

A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about th

Records of loyal vassals

In the 15th year of the Genroku era (1688), the world praised the 47 ronin who avenged the death of

Murahachibu

A villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections

白磁の人

The School of Flesh

A love story about a former noblewoman who greedily enjoys love after breaking up with her unhappy m

Miniature

Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha

The Doctor

This movie attempts to present the reality of doctorless villages to society at large, while focusin

Hahakogusa

Based on the Nobu Koito story

春のみづうみ

A Roaring Trade

A Public Benefactor

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

The life story of Japan’s greatest leader, Tokugawa Ieyasu, whose shogunate ruled the nation for alm

A Flame at the Pier

A young dockworker who owes his life to his boss becomes embroiled in union activity on the Yokohama

Akitsu Hot Springs

Just after WW2, a romance between an innkeeper and a man with tuberculosis unravels near a thermal s

Samurai Hawk

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the governmen

The Lady of Musashino

Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman

Shag

Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year-old daughter, with the aid of an Ai

Night Butterflies

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

The Wind Blows Twice

Kanae, who broke up with her husband and moved to her uncle's house, met two men when her father, a

Yūkyō no mure

1948 Japanese movie

The 47 Masterless Samurai

While the story of the Ako Clan's vendetta has been told countless times, never before has there bee

The Second Is a Christian

The story of beautiful Christian nun, Kyoko who is the object of affection for two very different me

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant bus

The Cannery Boat

Describes the oppressed life of the crab fishermen and their final revolt which is bloodily suppress

The Militarists

With Songs in My Heart

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of

The Sand City in Manchuria

When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.

Deep River Melody

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's

Sister with Sister

Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.

Detective Duel

A friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome private

The Ataka Family

Soichi Ataka is the eldest son of Ataka family. Although mentally challenged, he's a person with a g

Diary of a Mad Old Man

Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man of refined tastes who is recovering from a stroke, discovers th

Okuni and Gohei

A high-born woman named Okuni travels around the country with Gohei, a samurai retainer who is in se

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

Ditch

Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers.

Whirlwind Magistrate

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

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

A comedy of a high-spirited geisha, Koharu, who is at risk of being trapped in a conspiracy to take

Nemuri Kyōshirō

Kyoshiro rescues Shizu who was being abused by her husband, even since she had been violated by the

Life of a Country Doctor

A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and nov

The Retreat from Kiska

In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When

Ninja Assassins

Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.

A Woman in the Typhoon Area

Four unlucky pirates head to a weather tracking station set on a remote island with the intention of

The Black Current

A reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company, receives a

Portrait of Madame Yuki

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

A Geisha's Diary

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she stru

Burden of Love

The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a prog

Main Line to Terror

Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart a

Professional Killers

Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is w

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

An assassin is mistaken for a doctor and threatened by a band of masterless warriors, but they reali

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

Three assassins take on a band of thieves who specialize in murder.

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

Pierre Marsac, a French engineer working for the Nagasaki shipbuilding yards, has fallen in love bot

Epitaph to My Love

Ishihara Kiyoshi plans to marry the woman he loves, Chiee, a coffee shop girl. After an accident, Ch

When It Rains, It Pours

Tane, the lady proprietor of an inn for amorous couples, lives there with her three children. When h

The Purple Hood

Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now

Drunkard's Paradise

A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving beh

The Orphan Brother

After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they ar

Seven Masks of Revenge

The eighth film in the "master detective with seven faces" series. Bannachi patrols the town in his

Darkness at Noon

Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a

Jigoku bana

Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.

The Harbor Lights

Born in Sin

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.

The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S

Youth suspense movie.

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

Miki, the Swordman

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his il

The Bastards of Lawless Town

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, t

Glory on the Summit

A treasury official passed over for promotion and obsessed with careerism interferes in the lives of

Till We Meet Again

Jiro Sone sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappoin

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her fr

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan,

Ghost Story of Youth

A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi’s popular novel. Chiharu, a balle

Honoo no hada

Senka o koete

Tange Sazen

One of Japan's favorite sword stars, Fujita Makoto, returns as the legendary Tange Sazen, the one-ey

Hibari no komoriuta

Hibari no komoriuta (ひばりの子守唄, literally "Hibari's Lullaby") is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film

Their Legacy

Heitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four unmar

Prophecies of Nostradamus

Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that th

Kirare no Senta

The White Orchid

A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo

As Long as I Live

Love and Duty

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

My Wonderful Yellow Car

A Second Life

1948 Japanese drama film.

Ai Sureba Koso

The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl"

Tsukigata Hanpeita

During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a c

Rumba of Passion

Drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Hell's Juggler

An Eagle Eyed Lord

Haitoku no mesu

Roar and Earth

Roar and Earth

Homecoming

A former naval officer returns to Japan after the Second World War ends, encounters the former mistr

Across the Darkness

A journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed dur

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

A continuation of the prior film (影法師).

Ganpeki

1953 Japanese movie

A Young Samurai

A jidaigeki movie about the strange fate of Ranmaru Mori.

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

続べらんめぇ芸者

Netsuai sha

Ano hito wa ima

1963 Japanese movie

At the Side of the Bridge 3

Karatachi no hana

This work depicts the poet Hakushu Kitahara's life, full of poetic sentiment, from his childhood to

日本敗れず

In May 1945, Japan's defeat was imminent after the attacks on Saipan, Iwo Jima, and the Philippines,

Summer in Eclipse

Drama of a disillusioned youth, with writer-actor Ishihara starring as the young man at odds with hi

His Pistol is Hell

"Masayoshi Ryanko" jumps into the den of the underworld swirling with smuggling and murder, and defe

Going West: to the West

Sakuma Ryu, who runs a liquor store alone in downtown Tokyo, ends up living with his eldest son and

A Woman's Fight

Yumiko, the president's daughter, meets a suspicious woman after her wedding ceremony with Tamio.

Daybreak Chorus

In a small town, Tomoko, a new bus conductor, works hard to prove herself. She crosses paths with Sa

美男お小姓　人斬り彦齋

Frame of Snow

During a winter visit to her grandfather’s mountain home, a young saleswoman becomes entangled in lo

Tokyo Bordello

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

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