
7.9
Jirocho, the Hunted
IMDb: 7.9 1953 104 min
A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife’s possible murder and has other adventures while on the run.

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The Red Light Military Base
IMDb: N/A 1953 90 min
Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution.

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Adolescence
IMDb: N/A 1952 97 min
Parent apathy to sexual education leads to various troubles for the young cast.
Story of a Beloved Wife
1951 97 min
Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo’s first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and ...

7.7
The Blue Pearl
IMDb: 7.7 1951 97 min
The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a superstitious ...

6.9
The Tale of Genji
IMDb: 6.9 1951 124 min
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of “love ’em and leave ’em” as a matter ...
Listen to the Voices of the Sea
1950 109 min
This film is strongly anti-war film. The film is based on the collection of writings by Japanese student soldiers who died during World War II. ...
Spring Snow
1950 87 min
The Yoshikawa family is a typical small town family. With only the father’s and daughter’s salaries to support the family’s six ...
Souls on the Road
1921 91 min
A small town boy dreams of being a famous fiddler; Meanwhile, two convicts escape from prison and hide in the woods.