Film★ 7.01967The JourneyAfter the death of his parents, railway worker Yuichiro Murofushi returns to his hometown and agrees to an arranged marriage at the insistence of his uncle and aunt. However, the arrangement soon falls through due to various circumstances.Open details →
Film★ 9.01967Three Faces of LoveWhen a gifted Japanese craftsmen dies, his three daughters are summoned to decide who will take over the family ribbon business in this family drama. Only one daughter cares to carry on her father's work, but she is met with resistance from her stepmother. One sister cares nothing for the artisan tradition, while the other is an icy opportunist whose only love is for money. It is the daughter who cares the most for her father's work who wanders away in a symbolic journey of self discovery.Open details →
Film1962The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of OsakaA geisha helps a runaway who looks just like her.Open details →
Film★ 6.01960Deep River MelodyA poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.Open details →
Film★ 5.01954The Princess SenDuring the Warring States era of early 17th century Japan, teenage princess Sen is besieged with other members of her family in Osaka Castle, by a rival force led by her grandfather.Open details →
Film★ 10.01953An Heir's PlaceThis film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by Hasegawa Kuzuo who went on to become familiar among Ichikawa Kon fans as Yukinojo in An Actor's Revenge, which was also co-written by Ito, adding to the relatedness of An Heir's Place.Open details →
Film★ 7.01951Koi no rantō"My mother is Japanese, a drifting diva of Tokyo" After the death of her father Reika goes to Japan to visit her mother, but can't find her, so she starts performing at a cabaret in Yokohama. Her mother, already settled, found about Reika's whereabouts, but won't acknowledge her daughter for fear of loosing her current status.Open details →
Film★ 8.01951Nightshade FlowerJapanese "kayo" film based on the song "Ieraishan" by Yoshiko Yamaguchi.Open details →
Film★ 8.01951The Inner Palace ConspiracyA period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a maid in the shogun's harem. Kinuyo Tanaka stylishly plays a constantly intoxicated geisha in this all-star entertainment film.Open details →
Film1949Ashi o aratta otokoA former samurai, whose lover had died while he was traveling, was returning to Edo when he met a woman at Shinagawa-juku.Open details →
Film★ 6.01949Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Heiji Covers All of EdoPolice detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their leader is.Open details →
Film1946Yari-odori gojūsantsugiA spearman who had long admired the samurai rises up after learning of cruelty of the samurai class.Open details →
Film★ 6.11945The Famous Sword BijomaruIn 19th-century Japan, a young swordsmith is determined to make the best sword possible after an inferior one he made indirectly led to the death of his guardian.Open details →
Film★ 7.31943The Song LanternA self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets. But his desire to win back the respect of his father and the affection of the dead actor's daughter pushes him toward a more noble existence. Naruse employed a delicately structured mise-en-scene in this family melodrama, which evokes the work of Josef von Sternberg.Open details →
Film1940晴小袖A lost film directed by Ushihara Kiyohiko based on a story published in the Mainichi Sunday Newspaper entitled '恋女扇.' It stars a wild man who falls passionately in love with a woman.Open details →
