6.7
Daredevil in the Castle
IMDb: 6.7 1961 95 min
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by ...
7.2
Osaka Elegy
IMDb: 7.2 1936 71 min
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father’s debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement. Release: ...
6.7
The Song Lantern
IMDb: 6.7 1943 93 min
A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, ...
6.8
The Great Wall
IMDb: 6.8 1962 136 min
In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin’s great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin ...
7.3
Bonchi
IMDb: 7.3 1960 105 min
Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to ...
6.3
Five Men of Edo
IMDb: 6.3 1951 132 min
During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople ...
7.1
Black River
IMDb: 7.1 1957 114 min
The story follows a university student who moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to ...
6.6
Oyuki the Virgin
IMDb: 6.6 1935 78 min
When a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats. During the long journey, the socially inferior ...
5.4
Sure Death
IMDb: 5.4 1984 123 min
A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed ...
7.1
Farewell to Dream
IMDb: 7.1 1956 78 min
A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are ...
7.1
The Downfall of Osen
IMDb: 7.1 1935 87 min
In Tokyo, Osen is the servant girl of an unscrupulous antiques dealer, Kumazawa, who takes in the penniless Sokichi Hata. Kumazawa mistreats ...
7.6
Flowing
IMDb: 7.6 1956 117 min
Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn’t see any future in her ...