Haruo Tanaka

Italy is usually cited as the anchor of the neo-realist movement in cinema, but Mikio Naruse’s Ginza Cosmetics (1951) is a reminder that ...

Mikami, a Japanese soldier serving in China, is captured by the Chinese. Although he is able to escape, his troubles are far from over. He ...

In Dancing Girl Shimizu replaces the movement of the protagonists with an almost incessant lateral movement of the camera, outdoors shooting ...

In 17th century Kyoto, Osan is married to Ishun, a wealthy miserly scroll-maker. When Osan is falsely accused of having an affair with the best ...

It’s a man’s world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he ...

Japanese drama film. Release: 365 Nights 1948 JAPANESE WEBRip x264-VXT General: mp4 | 1.13 GB | 01:58:44 Video: 1100 Kbps | 534×400 (4:3) | ...

Oichi may have met her match as she vies against the evil beauty that has set her sights on destroying her. She must face numerous other ...

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out ...

Gosho’s most celebrated film both in Japan and the West, Where Chimneys Are Seen is perhaps the most compelling example of his concern for, ...

A romance with political overtones about the relationship of a sheltered bourgeois woman and a doctor who devotes himself to caring for the poor. ...

Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator. Release: New Prison Walls of ...

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can’t refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even ...

The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo. Release: Morning Breeze in Edo ...

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the “Yamabiko” stolen. Prince Kogenta ...

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan. Release: Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka (1950) General: mkv | 781 MB | 01:33:24 Video: 1168 ...

An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka ...

In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure ...

Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions lead his retainers to think that he has gone mad with ...

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He’s sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan’s most powerful ...

Yukiko’s fiance learns her mother runs a geisha house and ends their engagement. She despises what her mother does until one of her clients ...