Kiyoko Hirai

A period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a maid in the shogun's harem. Kinuyo Tanaka...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Based on the original work of Akutagawa Prize-winning writer Ashihei Hino, the film depicts the love of the proud geisha Nobukichi Hakata in the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Machiko Kyō

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Eiji Funakoshi

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

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Cast: Ken Uehara

1948 Japanese movie

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Cast: Ichirō Ryūzaki

Film directed by Saeki Kozo with Wakao Ayako.

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Cast: Ayako Wakao

Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Chikage Awashima

Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka

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Cast: Kōjirō Hongō

An exciting film about thugs, in which murders and drugs, justice and resentment explode in the dark city of Tokyo with the help of guns and violence.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Kenji Sugawara

Pu Zhe , the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, Pu Wen, marries Ryuko the daughter of a long-established aristocratic family - all in the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Machiko Kyō

Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien...

Genre: Science Fiction

Cast: Keizô Kawasaki

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Fujiko Yamamoto

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Cast: Eiji Funakoshi

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Eiji Funakoshi

The picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by vicious hoodlums led by Takamatsu, and judo, which is...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kenji Sugawara

Mysterious incidents occur one after another on the express train as it plows through the dark night on the railroad tracks! The first woman is...

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Masao Wakahara

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Yoshiko Kuga

1945 Japanese movie

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Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka

1945 Japanese movie

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Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

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

Genre: Drama

Cast: Keiko Orihara

Yoshimura's 48th film is the contemporary story of a well-to-do family showing the frailties and failings of the class, the egotism, and the complete...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Machiko Kyō

1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ryō Ikebe

In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ayako Wakao

Horror film directed by Kôzô Saeki.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Toshiko Hatori

A youthful film filled with youth and passion, set against the backdrop of the ocean and filled with admiration for a dynamic young man and the heart...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hiroshi Kawaguchi

A unique story of a life of romance, divided into three episodes about the profound secrets of the path deeply rooted in the essence of human nature,...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ganjirō Nakamura II

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kenzo Asada

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Cast: Miwa Takada

Fifth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.

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Cast: Kyōko Enami

Horror film directed by Koji Shima.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Mikio Narita

Based on the short story The Psychological Test by Edogawa Rampo.

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Jun Usami

Film directed by Kenji Misumi.

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Aya successfully stages a fashion show in Osaka and in the train on her way home to Tokyo accidentally treads on a man's foot. The man whose name is...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Machiko Kyō

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chikage Awashima

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ayako Wakao

When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. Their...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Keiju Kobayashi

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jiro Tamiya

Film directed by Saeki Kozo with Wakao Ayako.

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Cast: Ayako Wakao

Genre: Drama

Cast: Eiji Funakoshi

A story about Ômura Masujirô

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shinobu Araki

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tadashi Date

"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite often discover themselves on a road of no return." ...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Junko Ikeuchi

At sixteen, due to illness, Tsuruko goes blind, and has no choice but to become a massage therapist. One day, stumbling on a staircase, he meets a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Masayo Banri

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Naoko Kubo