Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

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

Sanjuro

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifull

The End of Summer

The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his

Whisper of the Heart

Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that

Love's Cheerleader

Directorial debut by Umetsugu Inoue, the famous director of Musicals

Chûshingura

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the c

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

1962 Japanese movie

恐妻時代

First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband

Natsuko Kayama, an authority in the beauty industry and once known as Miss Tokyo, is a first-class w

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Em

Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble

1962 Japanese movie

Repast

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

Shimizu Port Salaryman

Godzilla 1985

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re

To Love

Mitsu works in a factory and has a crush on Tsutomu, a young man she met on the Tokyo streets. One d

Third Class Executives

1950s Japanese comedy.

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into tel

Ôban

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

Samurai Assassin

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakura

Yaji and Kita on the Road

Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious

Submersion of Japan

A team of geophysicists investigating seismic activity on the seafloor discover that the islands of

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

A timid salaryman is the subject of this black comedy.

The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

A crime story (with strong elements of comedy) that pits a determined detective against a gang of pi

The Storm of the Pacific

Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanes

Mount Hakkoda

Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the wint

Master Fencer Sees the World

A historical drama that depicts the touching beauty of world obsession and human love in the style o

Tree Without Leaves

Haru, an aging scriptwriter, has isolated himself somewhere in the woods of Nagano to work on his fi

The Battle of Okinawa

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imp

Summer Clouds

A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to i

Sudden Rain

A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.

The Thin Line

Tashiro coincidentally meets his best friend Sugimoto in a bar very close to the apartment in which

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

1958 Japanese movie

For Business

Two TV salarymen uphold their duty by taking on a rival talent agency during the late-'80s bubble ec

Judge and Jeopardy

It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headles

Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

Young widow Ine is suffering under the harsh treatment of her mother in law. As a former Geisha, Ine

The Man From Chungking

Mysterious incident at a secret factory! Important documents lost! What is the true identity of the

The Ambitious

The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shog

田舎刑事　時間よ、とまれ

A family murder case that occurred in Hita City, Oita Prefecture. A murderer whose statute of limita

Settlement of Love

Living in a house that has lost its man to the war a year earlier are the widow and her child. Four

The Masterless 47

Part one of The Masterless 47.

The Daughters of the Saotome Family

1962 Japanese movie

幻の殺意

Adaptation of the Shôji Yuki novel.

のど自慢三羽烏

Take the 'A' Train, Someday

The Rainbow Man

When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's bo

Wakarete ikiru toki mo

A Hiromichi Horikawa movie

One Summer's Day

Veteran filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi rounds out the second of his two trilogies about his hometown of

The Imperial Navy

A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the

A Wife's Heart

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

Fūryū onsen bantō nikki

1962 Japanese movie

Tasmania Story

Eiji Kawano (Kunie Tanaka) has recently broken from the Japanese company he used to work for. As an

Husband and Wife

A married couple looking for an apartment move in with the husband's co-worker, a widower. The husba

3 Gents in the Snow Country

Shûe Matsubayashi movie

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

Life's Simple Pleasures

A masterpiece of life sketches overflowing with heartwarming affection and laughter that portrays th

A Wanderer's Notebook

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

Little Peach

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

My Hobo

Story of a resourceful hobo (Kobayashi), a con woman (Takamine) who pretends to be a victim of the N

The Golden Bat Shows Up

A heartwarming depiction of the episode behind the birth of "Golden Bat," a picture story show that

White Love

Kobasashi was learning Spanish so that she could go to Spain to look for her father who had left the

Here Is a Spring

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

Diary of a Nurse

Ren Yoshimura directed this Daiei melodrama that was based on the novel entitled "Pandora's Box" by

The Militarists

Dimple of Tokyo

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

The Wiser Age

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.

The First Kiss

Portmanteau film about young lovers.

The Return of Godzilla

After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a re

The Lost Alibi

Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when

Mr. Pu

A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.

Nonki saiban

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

Yawara!

Yawara Inokuma is a girl who aspires to an ordinary life but due to her innate talent is forced to p

The Gentlemen’s Alliance

Etsuko, a female college student, tries to beat the con artists at their own game after she gets sca

Hello, Baby

A young Tokyo couple’s blissful newlywed life is turned upside down when an unexpected pregnancy arr

I Hear the Whistle

Tells of the feelings and sufferings of a young girl with an incurable paralytic disease.

Snow in the South Seas

Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits

Mr. Lucky

Acchan no bebi gyangu

Based on the comic by Fuyuhiko Okabe.

Tsuki yori no haha

Japanese drama film.

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses

3 Dolls and Baby Gang

Based on the comic by Fuyahiko Okabe.

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

A Japanese businessman is sent to Sri Lanka and meets a beautiful Japanese woman with a past. They b

Makeraremasen katsumadewa

Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.

Beast Alley

"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite often d

Pressure of Guilt

Born in Sin

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

L・O・V・I・N・G

Murder case.

Price of Beauty

Melodrama about a young factory girl who "chooses riches over chastity".

Tokyo Sweetheart

Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are

The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya

An attorney from Yokohama is found murdered at Lake Toya in Hokkaido. Uematsu (Noi Yasuo), of the Ho

Challenge for Glory

A young ex-boxer has become a successful businessman, running his various enterprises with his best

Okinawan Boys

The Naked General

A film about the life of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a Japanese painter with disabilities.

Adolescence Part II

A story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education.

Young Challengers

A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based

The Daphne

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain

Night School

Senta lives with his mother and little brother and supports them by working at day at a factory and

Clothes of Deception

The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist boar

The Masterless 47 – Part II

Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows.

A woman is discovered strangled inside a car, and Inspector Muta of the Yamashita police station hur

The Tiger of Malaya

A band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya.

Mother Country

In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife Kish

A Taxing Woman

Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Go

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

Tora-san, the Intellectual

Tora-san is inspired to pursue an education after a visit to the grave of a woman he met years ago.

The Eagle of the Pacific

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grav

My Wonderful Yellow Car

Their Father's Wife

Youth of Heiji Senigata

Red-Light Bases

Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution.

Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells

August 1945. In a converted theological seminary on the outskirts of Nagasaki, a young doctor works

The President's Boss

A new third-class president wins an appointment thanks to his marriage with the former president's d

The President Talks Bank

The president learns that the company's biggest stockholder is also a friend of his singing teacher

Assistant President

Hail the 3 Gents

A lighthearted satire of Japan’s postwar corporate elite, The Executive Gentleman’s Register blends

Girls in the Orchard

Girls in the Orchard (1953) is about tension between the life of a family in a rural area with all t

Resurrection

Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre

In a small town, according to the homecoming of Professor Ishinaka, the youth culture group was over

Three Generations of Company Presidents

The third installment in the Shacho Series.

Five Gents' Trick Book

The 22nd film in the Shacho comedy series.

Could I But Live

Could I But Live

Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents

7th film in the President series and the first entry in color.

The Third President

The fifth entry in the Company President Series

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

Sixth entry in the Company President Series.

The Hopeful Family

Japan's Longest Day

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

Mado Kara Tobidase

The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two f

Horror of the Fifth Columnist

Student Double Suicide

The Dead Beauty Incident

A dead beauty is found in the trunk. Kubota (Miaki), Okayama (Kawazu) and Tsuji (Funakoshi) begin in

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

Music's Twenty Doors

A love story about a dressing room attendant and a dancer who work at theater.

Taking a Success Course

1961 Japanese movie

Tidal Wave

Two hundred million years ago, Earth had a single continent. As the millennia progressed, the single

Godzilla Resurrection

This is a hybrid cut of both the original Japanese version The Return of Godzilla and Godzilla 1985,

Zoku botchan shain

1954 Japanese movie

Elephant from "Zoo Story"

The fifth film in the Toho Diamond series, following "The Hateful Thing." Based on the true story of

Travel Stories of a Company President

It is the 16th series of the call series with the highest masterpiece among the "President" series.

New Third-Class Executive

At an Osaka electronics company, power struggles, corporate schemes, and personal agendas collide wh

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

A struggling salesman at World Electric finds his major deal blocked by internal politics and pressu

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

World Electric's top ad model disappears, throwing the company into disarray. A fortune-teller’s inf

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

Amid management shakeups and arranged marriage plans at Sekai Electric, an executive couple tries to

Playboy President

A straight-laced employee is tasked with supervising his impulsive CEO during a business trip intend

Playboy President: Part II

After a promotion brings new professional challenges, a diligent employee is pulled into corporate m

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

While on a business trip to Kyushu, a paint company president competes with a rival firm for a key o

Company President Travels Abroad

Executives from a Japanese department store travel to Hawaii to acquire land for expansion but becom

Company President Travels Abroad Part II

As Marukyū Department Store plans its Hawaii expansion, company executives become sidetracked by loc

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

Iwato Construction secures a major project in Hokkaido and promotes a key employee, but chaos follow

A Company President's Life Story

A clothing manufacturer president tries to revitalize his company during a business downturn by secu

Five Gents on the Spot

As his fashion company rides a wave of post-recession success, President Kurihara seeks to expand in

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

At a coastal hot spring inn, a group of women navigate work, personal struggles, and unexpected scan

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents

In this outing, Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo 70.

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

In this continuation of Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (Shacho sen ichiya, 1967), Shoji (Morishige)

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

"Shacho" comedy about the president of a salt manufacturing company.

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

An aging company president pushes a youth-focused corporate fitness campaign but struggles to keep u

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

A cosmetics company president launches an aggressive new business strategy while balancing corporate

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

A cosmetics executive promoted to chairman faces chaos at home and work as his company undergoes maj

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

A food company president is promoted to chairman, but his continued involvement creates leadership c

Five Gents and a Kuniang

A food company undergoes leadership changes, with younger staff rising to key roles.

Vengeance for Sale

In a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying o

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

First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President: Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Friday

After a highway accident forces a motel stay, a company president devises a plan to create spring-ba

Fox and Raccoon

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

Ken

Kokubu, captain of his university's kendo team, is a mystery to those who know him: An ascetic dedic

Atarashii Sebiro

This movie depicts poor yet kind and modest people, focusing on sibling love.

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes

A university graduate determined to become a fishmonger defies his mother's wishes, tangles with bar

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

A beer salesman with a passion for fishmongering stumbles through mishaps, rivalries, and gangster t

We Are Salarymen

Eiichiro, a talented young salesman, grows disillusioned with office politics and returns to his fam

Bringing Up Husbands

Three wives launch a sex strike to put their domineering husbands in their place!

Walleyed Nippon

Comedy about a Japanese-American professor, a nuclear scientist, who returns to Japan to search for

Holiday in Tokyo

May Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New York, s

土曜日の天使

The story follows a dysfunctional family whose daily life is thrown into chaos when an English tutor

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3

A clumsy but determined car salesman, Hideyoshi, faces rivalry, romance troubles, and job setbacks,

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

After a transfer to a rural factory, salesman Hideyoshi faces blunders, schemers, and rivalries but

Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman

The first in a series of 31 "mother films" produced by Daiei in the post-war period.

Diary of a Successful Salaryman

Optimistic student Hideyoshi struggles to land a job at Japan Motors, facing setbacks and rivalry bu