Rashomon

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

The Fourth Lady

It was the first time in six years that I was able to step on the land of my homeland, the land of m

The Bad Sleep Well

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within

The Idiot

A gentle, war-shattered ex-soldier, Kinji Kameda, arrives in wintry Hokkaidō and is pulled into a vo

Homecoming

Moriya Tomoko, a young girl working for a publishing company, is told by a woman art dealer that her

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a host

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery—testing his discipline

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jea

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw gen

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

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

Alone Across the Pacific

Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to

Floating Clouds

A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Jap

The Ball at the Anjo House

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion

Her Brother

Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a s

The Heart

In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon rea

Brother and Sister

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a co

Wild Ducks and Green Onions

The four-member con group, including the intellectual boss Nobukichi Ishiguro (Masayuki Mori), who i

A Whistle in My Heart

The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reac

The Good Fairy

The wife of an elite government official left her husband, and a young journalist is sent to investi

Love New and Old

A woman brings her injured daughter to the hospital, only to realize that the doctor is the estrange

The Other Woman

In "The Other Woman" the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have come to

Elegy of the North

A sensitive young woman aged 22 fell in love with a middle aged man who was troubled by his unfaithf

Forever a Woman

Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her buddin

Love Letter

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letter

Untamed Woman

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

Admiral Yamamoto

As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is

This Greedy Old Skin

A kind of modern dress "Donzoko" "The Lower Depths", about slum life in Osaka, where a greedy widow

This Day's Life

A Certain Woman

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen in

The Lady of Musashino

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

The Balloon

Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami

Gateway to Glory

A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese

The Cannery Boat

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

Broken Drum

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his child

Night Drum

Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return

Battle Troop

Three IJN flyers Mikami (Susumu Fujita), Kawakami (Masayuki Mori) and Murakami (Akitake Kono) are go

Woman Unveiled

Story of a family torn apart when Teiji (Mori), the father, develops intimate feelings for a runaway

Bright Sea

On the day of college graduation, Mieko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) stood on stage as the valedictorian for t

Beauty and the Thief

The picture belongs to the jidai gekki (historic) genre. It is a powerful story of violence and erot

Sword and Flower

Masuda Toshio film starring Watari Tetsuya and Mori Masayuki, about a lone-wolf type (Watari) seekin

Those Who Make Tomorrow

In postwar Japan, two sisters—a film studio script girl and a revue dancer—become swept up in the gr

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob

Reminiscence

Kazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of Nobel l

The Third Dead Angle

Yoshikawa and Kaji are alumni - Yoshikawa leads a life loyal to his company Toho Corporation, whilst

Pure White Nights

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

Delinquent Girl

A melodramatic love story, a would-be apprenticeship between the titular bad girl and the optimistic

Challenge to Live

An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow

Refresher Course for Wives

One night, three wives, Matsuyo, Keiko and Mari, receive a mysterious telephone call. The voice tell

Nocturne of a Woman

A woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she catc

This Way, That Way

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has

A Fool's Love

A Design for Dying

Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are R

Ugetsu

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers

Devil's Gold

1950 film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Confession

Devils-in-Law

The Romance of Yushima

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to

Sun Above, Death Below

Suspense drama about an assassin charged with breaking up a gold smuggling ring, and the contract su

Human Torpedoes Attack

Kekkon Sanjûshi

Reunion

If two clouds go away, the eyes of a maiden who gets wet in tears, Tsukaman Aise who earnestly wishe

Stolen Love

Romantic melodrama

ある落日

Love is Beyond the Falling Stars

Based on the collection of letters by Ozaki Hidemi, who was implicated in the Sorge spy incident, th

大都会の丑満時

Aku no tanoshisa

Film directed by Yasuki Chiba.

The Lucky Chair

The Path Under the Platanes

Romantic drama about three beautiful sisters, based on the acclaimed play.