The Long Darkness

The relationship between Tetsuro, a university student from a disgraced, burdened family, and Shino,

Angel and the Outlaw

1962 Japanese movie

Itsudemo yume o

This is a factory area in downtown Tokyo, and Hikaru, nicknamed Pika-chan, is a nurse at the Mihara

湖愁

1962 Japanese movie

Kurohyō

The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full

A small provincial town surrounded by mountains and fields in northeastern Japan. Here a group of ei

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

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

The Song Lantern

The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film t

何もかも狂ってやがる

1962 Japanese movie

Hiroba no kōdoku

Based on the novel by Yoshie Hotta

Tokyo Twilight

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

The Man Without a Map

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

Giants and Toys

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in

Break Down that Wall

A man is wrongfully accused of murder.

Conflagration

Learning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the Golde

The Thick-Walled Room

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victim

The Tale of Saikaido

Set in the Kyushu area of the Edo period. This is a large-length bizarre story that incorporates ele

Cape Ashizuri

Among Yoshimura’s complex and political works, this episodic film, set in the early 1930s, follows t

A Billionaire

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and group

Girl in the Glass

The film starts with a short scene ending with shot of Sayuri Yoshinaga's character floating dead on

Ofukuro

Shizuka, Eiichiro, and Mineko, their father and son, live modestly in a certain suburb, leading a dr

Gorgeous Leopardess

The Soundless Cry

Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one h

Northern City

Nikkatsu youth masterpiece, which celebrates the love and friendship of young people who have blosso

荒木又右衛門

Watanabe Kazuma and Kawai Matagorō from the Bizen Okayama Ikeda clan were close friends, but they in

Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun

A film about a juvenile delinquent who swears, yet fails, to rehabilitate.

Shogun's Holiday

During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemo

Kare o korosu na

Sandakan No. 8

A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a b

悪魔の顔

Immoral Lecture

Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

With his penultimate film, Uchida revisited one of his popular prewar titles, 1936’s Theatre of Life

Whispering Joe

Captive's Island

Seeking revenge against the guard who tormented him, a young man returns to the island where he was

A Certain Woman

The Sands of Kurobe

Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for th

The Inheritance

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

The Makioka Sisters

Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient

The Wolves

A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their w

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

This film is strongly anti-war film. The film is based on the collection of writings by Japanese stu

How Sorrowful

The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to

Secret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak Incident

TV film about the "Nishiyama Incident", a scandal surrounding the 1972 return of Okinawa to Japan. P

The War Without Weapons

It's a story of the life of a man who advocated the necessity of sex education to children, which wa

The Long Death

On January 26, 1948, a robbery of the Teigin bank took place in Tokyo - the criminal poisoned the ba

The Tattered Banner

Film about the Ashio Copper Mine Incident and Shozo Tanaka.

The Golden Demon

Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement

Flora on the Sand

One evening, at the Marine Tower observatory, cosmetics salesman Ichiro Iki is drawn into conversati

Christ in Bronze

Christian converts face persecution in the feudal society of 17th century Japan.

Ditch

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

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!

Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring crimi

Internees of Kampili

In the autumn of 1945, Petty Officer Tadashi Yamaji is among the numerous war crimes suspects facing

Revenge

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

The Unbalanced Wheel

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

The End of a Day

Military doctor Leutenant Hanada deserts during the war in the Philippines with a local girl. The of

The Black Current

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

Black Ninja

Historical action film about the struggle for gold of two feudal clans in the Edo period.

The SAKURA Code

Cold-blooded obligations and loyalty in the gambler's world.

Zenigeba

Based on the comic by George Akiyama

Face in the Dark

Japanese suspense film.

Pure White Nights

"Pure White Nights" - A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the psychology o

The Brick Factory Girl

This film focuses on Koreans living in Japan. The filmmaker’s humanism comes across in the portrayal

The Radish and the Carrot

One day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled company

But the Flesh is Weak

A woman who grew up in a prestigious household, begins to have an affair outside the marriage.

Kanto Wanderer

Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Dia

Distant Love

A romance of a pure young lover and his heartbreak for a beautiful older woman.

Red Love, Green Love

A Ripple in a Morning

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

Wait for Tomorrow

Kohei Misugi works in a vegetable market, but his ambition is to be a photographer. He is given his

Hiroshima

Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945,

The Sleeping Beast Within

A newspaper reporter's search for his girlfriend's missing father lead him into heart of the crimina

Red Glass

Tower of Lilies

A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the isla

Team of Ruffians

Prisoners with special skills from all over Japan are sent to the battlefront on a mission.

Youth of the Beast

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with vio

A Gambler's Certain Death

Part 7 in the Gambling Den series. This time Koji Tsuruta is a gambler who feels sympathetic towards

The Snowy Heron

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter.

The Street Without Sun

Based on the novel by proletarian writer Sunao Tokunaga. The story is about a long strike by workers

The Last Women

The events of the film are based on the real facts of the Pacific War, when in June 1944 the America

A Woman's Life

The film adaptation of Yuzo Yamamoto's novel tells the story of the difficult fate of a single mothe

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

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

On This Earth

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His m

Clouds at Sunset

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

Willful Murder

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service

Gyakukōsen

Reiko, a free-spirited college girl not bound by social conventions, ends up having an affair with a

The Walking Major

U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambli

Secret of Naruto

From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from

The Castle of Sand

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a To

Actress

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasin

Chikaiteshi

The Person I Chose

A 1959 film directed by Hiromu Edagawa.

Windy Street

The Earth is Born Again

A dramatic film that recorded the history of Japan in the period of high economic growth. This work

I Love The Sun

A coming-of-age drama based on a novel by Kei Moriyama.

Shōnen shikeishū

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

The Japanese government decides to install a radar on the top of Mt. Fuji, in order to detect typhoo

Wakai hito-tachi

The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki

When Japan entered into the great tragedy that was unforgettable, the general general of the history

The Scarred Crest

A war veteran clashes with a mob boss in this crime saga. When Ryuji returns from the war, he finds

Kenkaku Shōbai: Kadowakashi

Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith

The Flame of Devotion

The tragic tale of Kiyono, a young woman from the mountain who fell in love with Takuji, a fisherman

Jōen

1959 Japanese movie

Ai, sono kiseki

1964 Japanese movie

Rambling in the Wind

Set in Toyohashi, the fifth and final installment of the ‘The Wanderer’ series sees Kobayashi Akira

Yatsuhaka-mura

Original work by Yokomizo Seishi. The third part of Kindaichi Kosuke's story, which was collected by

People Waiting for Spring

This drama centers on an elderly politician and depicts how humans can return to their true selves w