Fujio Harumoto

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

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Kōtarō Bandō

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Eiji Funakoshi

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Ken Utsui

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

A comedy directed by Koji Shima about a men's game. Reckless and exciting, definitely worth watching! Miyoshi Oki was born in Hokkaido and grew up...

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Cast: Taro Marui

Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

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Cast: Kunitaro Sawamura

Based on the original novel by Tokuda Shusei, adapted by frequent Masumura scribe Kaneto Shindo, this downbeat melodrama features a battle of women...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ayako Wakao

Sequel to "Saiyuki" (1952)

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Kōtarō Bandō

A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Machiko Kyō

Akiko lives with her brother Toshio in suburban Tokyo working in different companies. One day, Toshio loses 500,000 yen which he was holding for his...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Junko Kano

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Yumi Shirakawa

A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kōjirō Hongō

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Fujiko Yamamoto

Order of Yakuza

Genre: Crime

Cast: Jiro Tamiya

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Cast: Yôko Namikawa

A chance ride in a car leads to an unforgettable relationship. A misunderstanding leads to more misunderstanding... Love and thrills in this...

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Cast: Fujiko Yamamoto

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hiroshi Kawaguchi

The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his...

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Cast: Ayako Wakao

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

1959 adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki's novel.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yukiko Todoroki

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Eiko Taki

A series of ghastly murders are being committed. The one similarity in each of the murders is that a weird buzzing sound is always heard right before...

Genre: Science Fiction

Cast: Yoshirô Kitahara

The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

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Cast: Fujiko Yamamoto

Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent spies. They erase their names,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ayako Wakao

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

Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer/director who gave us the recognized classic Gate...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a large tract of land in order, he says, to build an...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jiro Tamiya

The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ayako Wakao

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ayako Wakao

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jun Negami

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

Shimada is a student of U College. When the college's baseball team wins the day, he and his friend Ito drug two girls they met at the game.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Machiko Kyō

From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chikage Awashima

A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.

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Cast: Yūnosuke Itō

A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hiroshi Kawaguchi

The lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Machiko Kyō

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jiro Tamiya