Fumiko Murata

Giants and Toys

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce com...

Gamera, the Giant Monster

A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ic...

The Great White Tower

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa Univ...

Manji

The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.

A Wife Confesses

Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accus...

Superexpress

A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a large tract...

The Sex Check

Ken Ogata plays Shiro Miyagi, a sprinter with Olympic aspirations whose dreams were shattered by WWII. A broken...

A Geisha's Diary

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles throu...

Kisses

Kinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a bicycle race,...

Two Wives

After a random encounter at a bar, two couples collide. Two men, two women, embroiled in a love-and-hate drama...

On This Earth

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works...

Black Report

After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.

When Women Lie

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Y...

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Kisuke, a young bamboo worker marries Tomoe, a courtesan who was once involved with Kisuke's late father.

A Woman's Testament

The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financi...

A Woman's Life

Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo as Kei an abu...

The Cast-Off

The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his co...

Hoodlum Soldier

A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins wi...

Play It Cool

This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The daughter is the geisha's...

Warm Current

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women...

Beauty the Enemy

In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the li...

Black Dead Ball

A talent scout who had his eyes set on a star left-handed pitcher in the high school baseball world falls to hi...

While Yet a Wife

A wife is diagnosed with an incurable disease at a young age. Her husband loves her, supports her, and tries to...

A Night to Remember

Seventeen years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a newspaper reporter looks for the bomb's effec...

Love River

Love and Life

Contemporary musical drama film by Yasuzo Masumura.

Innocent Sinner

The Sea Anemone

The story of a sexy girl with a passion for attracting men and counting the money she entices from them with he...

Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2

Shin Jinsei Gekijo

1961 Theater of Life adaptation.

Wild Geese

Otama, daughter of a poor candy vendor, becomes the mistress of a man whom she believes to be a widower and own...

The False Student

A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.

Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei

1958 Japanese movie

Red Love, Green Love

The Women Divers

A youth movie depicting the love between college students.

Love for Eternity