Emiko Yagumo

A Story of Floating Weeds

An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son,...

The Loyal 47 Ronin

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the...

That Night's Wife

In Depression-era Japan, a man commits a robbery to save his critically ill daughter and escapes with the funds...

King of the Land

Japanese silent film from 1928, ranked as Kinema Junpo's second-best Japanese movie of the year.

The Father and His Son

Japanese silent film from 1929.

Tokyo Chorus

During the Depression, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is sacked for defending an olde...

Reijin

Silver Stream

Michiko gets pregnant after a rape. She marries a boring business partner of her father to avoid the shame. Lat...

The Village Bride

Japanese silent film from 1928. Kinema Junpo ranked it among the ten best Japanese movies of the year.

Kare to Tokyo

Karakuri musume

Nikutai no bōfū

The love of an older sister who worked as a geisha but decided to open a bar under the auspices of a millionaire

Mother

The 1929 Japanese film "Mother" which helped child actress Hideko Takamine become a star.

Young Master

Japanese silent film from 1926. (Obo-chan meaning "Young Master.") Written by Ayame Mizushima, the first female...

Eternal Heart

Toshie, a young, conservative secretary-typist has fallen in love with Shozo Narita, a young man she has met th...

Symphony of Youth

Japanese silent film from 1928.

Shin Yotsuya Ghost Story

天龍下れば

Daphne

Japanese film from 1933, adapted from Masao Kume's serialized newspaper novel.

Mother, Don't Tarnish Your Name

Because of her husband’s suicide, a young widow finds herself suddenly cast into a life of solitude, with only...

Honoo no sora

Early feature film by Hiroshi Shimizu.

The Glory of the Shōwa Era

Japanese silent film from 1928.

An Embarrassing Dream

Japanese silent film from 1927. A landmark in the careers of two up-and-coming stars: director Heinosuke Gosho...

The Beating

Japanese silent comedy from 1930. The directorial debut of Hiromasa Nomura.

The Golden Demon

Kan’ichi Hazama and Omiya Shigisawa are engaged to be married, but Omiya breaks the engagement to marry a wealt...

Her

1926 silent film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.

The Village Where the Skylark Sings

Japanese silent film from 1929.

Love in Tokyo

Japanese silent film from 1932.

Mother of the East

Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.