6.8
The Catch
IMDb: 6.8 1961 105 min
Towards the end of the Second World War, a downed U.S. pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official ...
6.4
Marriage
IMDb: 6.4 1947 86 min
Director Kinoshita Keisuke helmed this Shochiku production between the family chronic “Ôsone-ke no ashita” (Morning for the Osone ...
7.1
The Hunter’s Diary
IMDb: 7.1 1964 123 min
Leaving his wife in Osaka, Honda leads a double life in Tokyo. While living in a hotel, he is also renting an apartment for fulfilling his sexual ...
0
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
1953 95 min
Born to a prestigious family, Natsuko is not impressed by any one of her suitors. Determined to spend her life serving god, she sets off to a ...
6.5
Ballad of a Workman
IMDb: 6.5 1962 102 min
A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Their modest dream ...
7.1
Violence at Noon
IMDb: 7.1 1966 99 min
Hakuchu no Torima is the portrayal of a violent rapist as seen through the recollections of his wife and one of his victims. As the film starts, ...
6.1
Fireworks Over the Sea
IMDb: 6.1 1951 122 min
A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced. Release: Fireworks Over the Sea ...
7.6
The Song of the Cart
IMDb: 7.6 1959 145 min
A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan. Release: Ballad of the Cart 1959 General: mkv | 2 ...
7.5
The Insect Woman
IMDb: 7.5 1963 123 min
A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. ...
6.8
Flora on the Sand
IMDb: 6.8 1964 95 min
One evening, at the Marine Tower observatory, cosmetics salesman Ichiro Iki is drawn into conversation with an unfamiliar young lady Akiko. She ...
7.0
Untamed Woman
IMDb: 7.0 1957 121 min
Set in the Taishō period of Japan (dating from 1912 to 1926), Untamed follows the fiery Oshima (in a superbly eccentric performance by Takamine) ...
7.1
The Great White Tower
IMDb: 7.1 1966 150 min
The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The ...
6.9
Punishment Room
IMDb: 6.9 1956 96 min
Shimada is a student of U College. When the college’s baseball team wins the day, he and his friend Ito drug two girls they met at the ...
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 ...
6.3
Escape from Japan
IMDb: 6.3 1964 96 min
As Japan is preparing to host the Olympics, a gang member wanting to go to America is sought after by the police after helping his friend conduct ...