After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their ...

Japanese drama film.

Nobuko is a widow who lives with her stepchild Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The family’s gatekeeper, Komatsu, is attracted to Tamiko, ...

An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.

As a bid to win contacts, ship building companies wine and dine political leaders, inviting the geisha Hidekoma and Hidechiyo to entertain the ...

Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, and its effects on various civilians, ...

Japanese film.

Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers ...

Office worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa

When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts. On ...

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

Japanese “kayo” film based on the song “Ieraishan” by Yoshiko Yamaguchi.

Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in ...