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Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute
1962 Japanese movie
Till Tomorow Comes
Wet Heart ~Lesbian Murder Case
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...
Bridge of Japan
Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mother's trade...
Flowing
Futari no Koibito
A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.
Morning for the Osone Family
Hoshi no hitomi o motsu otoko
Yukiko
Special 50th anniversary recording of the Tokyo Imperial Theater production of the Fiddler on the Roof. Set in the little village of Anatevka, the...
Fiddler on the Roof
Yume de aimasho
Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and...
Lullaby of the Earth
A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery...
The Approach of Autumn
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the...
The Bad Sleep Well
A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns...
Summer Clouds
Anzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her suitors, until she marries a beginning writer named...
Little Peach
Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko...
A Wanderer's Notebook
When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous...
Spring Dreams
When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in...
Broken Drum
Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death...
The Tale of Jiro
In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a hooker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets an unmarried teacher...
The Twilight Story
When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the driver in this thrilling drama. The car was driven by...
Moment of Terror
A woman remember's her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.
A Woman's Life
In "The Other Woman" the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have come to regard as their racy and slightly disreputable...
The Other Woman
Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love.
Once a Rainy Day
Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father, in postwar Japan.
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Based on a blockbuster song by Kaguyahime, a folk group. Makoto, a college student who belongs to a puppet theatre club, meets Michiko, who works at...
Kandagawa
A 1948 Japanese film.
Great X
A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.
The Unbalanced Wheel
A woman has a brief, intense affair with a younger man while awaiting her trial for the murder of her husband's mistress.
The Night of the Seagull
A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and sell...
Black River
One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.
Okoto and Sasuke
Late romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.
Blind Devotion
When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences. A remake...
Floating Weeds
Hideyuki Mitamura, a student at a private school near Osaka, is kidnapped on his way home from school.
To Trap a Kidnapper
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful...
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their...
The Daphne
A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive...
Untamed Woman
The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and...
Happiness of Us Alone
The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps...
The Snowy Heron
Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution.
Red-Light Bases
Congratulatory Speech
On August 9, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This film, based on a story by Mitsukaru Inoue, describes the daily life of...
Tomorrow
The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about the difficult relationship between the...
The Song Lantern
A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
Tenchu!
Being acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding ceremony. The groom's family is moneyed and owns large...
Three-Fingered Detective
A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about the difficult situation a young woman finds herself...
An Inlet of Muddy Water
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
Sequel to "真実の愛情を求めて 何処へ" (1954). A coming-of-age drama...
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