Film★ 6.81965Zatoichi and the Doomed ManBlind 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 death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.Open details →
Film★ 7.21965Hoodlum SoldierA young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an effort to desert by stealing a train.Open details →
Film★ 6.71964Adventures of ZatoichiBlind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village leader who has disappeared. As he helps her investigate the disappearance, Zatoichi also becomes involved with another young woman who is trying to help her brother, who has murdered someone at about the same time and place as the missing man was last seen.Open details →
Song of HappinessFilm★ 9.01964Song of HappinessJapanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.Open details →
Film★ 7.01964ModaeThis unique melodrama depicts the anguish of a new wife whose husband confesses to her his infertility on their wedding night. The virgin wife, who spends her days in a state of unfulfillment, is gradually attracted to a young playboy, but she is unable to cross the line. One day, her husband proposes to have a child through artificial insemination.Open details →
Film1964On the Road ForeverA wandering gambler strolls into a village searching for his father's killer, unaware that the village is run by criminals who sell the poorest peasants into slavery.Open details →
Film★ 7.01964A Public BenefactorThe intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.Open details →
Film★ 5.61964Flight from AshiyaFeaturing an all-star cast and on-location shooting in Japan, where the story is set, three US Air Force rescue pilots must overcome their personal problems and differences to embark upon a dangerous mission to save raft-bound Japanese survivors from a murderous storm-tossed sea. As they head for their location, the film flashes back to chronicle the pasts of each pilot to make clear their mixed feelings about their upcoming assignment.Open details →
Film1964Black SpeedingTakuya Tsuda is a cop who loves motorcycles. One day a speeding motorcycle seriously injures a child and his investigations lead Takuya to Akio Yazawa, the boss of the Sakamoto Motorcycle Club.Open details →
Operation UnderworldFilm1963Operation UnderworldA detective investigates a criminal organization's involvement in real estate.Open details →
Film★ 8.01963When Women LieThree stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai" (Kinugasa/Shindô).Open details →
Film1963Ninja in a Business SuitAn industry research director, Isomura, is killed in a suspected hit-and-run, but his employee, Hinuma, believes it was murder, not an accident.Open details →
