
Rhapsody in August
The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her...
The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her...
After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after...
Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to...
A master sculptor and his apprentice are trapped in a bad snow storm after finding a special tree for carving a statue for the local temple. Finding...
A middle-aged factory engineer trains, marries, and ultimately loses a teenage bride after she enslaves him to her whims.
A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.
Kinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a bicycle race, they spend an enjoyable day together...
The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’...
When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in...
A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.
A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
An antique shop "Jidaiya" sells time not antiques. One day a lady run into this shop with a cat.
Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.
In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.
Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent spies. They erase their names,...
A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese navy.
The executive director of the «Chuo Shoji» company, Hidaka Shiro, is called a "demon of work", but the hostess of the bar calls him "the...
A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.
Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...
After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he...
Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys serving him tea, despite the fact that...