Film★ 7.01945Five Tokyo MenNewly released from the army, five men return to Tokyo to find no place to live in the bombed-out city, food and necessities rationed out by people who don't care, and a thriving black market.Open details →
Film★ 8.01945Until Victory DayAn Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to entertain and amuse the national troops. Inside this rocket would be tiny performers. Once launched from the laboratory and landed amidst the Japanese troops the soldiers could enjoy the performers. The laboratory succeeds and the rocket is built. It bears the insignia, 'until the victory days.' The Japanese government began a program of shooting and disseminating propaganda and entertainment movies for its troops during World War II. Only 15 minutes of the film survives.Open details →
Film★ 6.41940Travelling ActorsThis film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.Open details →
Film★ 7.01940The Monkey KingA legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenichi Enomoto) fight their way to their goal, their path is fraught with internal strife.Open details →
Film1940Harmonica BoyThe only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way.Open details →
Enoken's Yaji and KitaFilm1939Enoken's Yaji and KitaEnoken's anachronistic take on the beloved (and already very funny) Edo-period novel "Shank's Mare," aka Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige, in which Yaji and Kita, two plebeian nobodies, have all sorts of strange and colorful encounters on the long road from Edo to Kyoto.Open details →
Mito Komon's Pleasure TripFilm1938Mito Komon's Pleasure TripThis is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip" is an 80-minute compilation of the first (東海道の巻 or "Tokaido no maki") and second (日本晴れの巻 or "Japan's Fine Weather Reel") parts (147 minutes), which were re-edited and screened at a time when presentable films were dried up immediately after the defeat of the war.Open details →
Film1937The Best Lord in JapanAt the residence of a feudal lord in a mountain province, a young lord, accompanied by his vassals and courtiers, listens to the rokyoku singer Toraizo at a leisurely pace. The title of the play is "Notes of Lord Mito's Travels. This play caused great turmoil in the feudal lord's house. The young lord was more impressed than anyone else by Lord Mito's benevolent management and actions, but he made the mistake of trying to follow in his footsteps...Open details →
Film★ 7.11936Priest of DarknessA boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.Open details →
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2Film1936Great Bodhisattva Pass 2The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva PassOpen details →
Film1936Edo SpringKinshiro takes over the family, but he thinks he is going to replace the son of his stepmother but runs into trouble when he befriends the yakuza.Open details →
Film1935The Village Tattooed ManA tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society. Considered a lost film.Open details →
Film★ 7.41935Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million RyoA man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.Open details →
Film1935Mito Komon - The Secret LetterAdaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka SadaoOpen details →
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2Film1933Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thiefOpen details →
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo ReelFilm1933Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo ReelJirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honorable side of himself, and maybe some form of redemption. Considered a lost film.Open details →
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The JourneyFilm1933Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The JourneyA lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thiefOpen details →
Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate SwordFilm1933Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate SwordA story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based on the novel "Satsuma Hikyaku" by Jiro Daibutsu, and a sequel to Satsuma Hikyaku Tokai Hen (Satsuma Courier: Eastern Sea Story) directed by Daisuke Ito in 1932Open details →
