Hikaru Hoshi

Fires on the Plain

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and lef...

Floating Weeds

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with d...

Odd Obsession

A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become arouse...

Her Brother

Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family...

Gamera vs. Barugon

Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is bro...

Giants and Toys

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

Undercurrent

In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.

Maria of the Ant Village

Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic gi...

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...

The Life of a Horse Trader

The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmost island o...

Typhoon Reporter

Set around Ginza’s neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and tragic crime. A...

Seisaku's Wife

On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an...

Closing Time

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...

The Cast-Off

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

A Woman's Testament

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

The Elephant Who Waited

The story of Kanesuke and Entaro who are master elephant trainers in charge of two elephants, Taro and Hanako a...

A Public Benefactor

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.

The Phantom Horse

Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.

The Invisible Man Appears

A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use...

Ah Special Attack Corps

Depicts four cheerful, young former college students with promising futures who die tragic deaths as pilots in...

Goodbye, Hello

Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obligations in li...

The Song Lantern

The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about t...

The Red Water

Comedy drama film

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Where Chimneys Are Seen focuses primarily on the interconnected lives of two couples in a lower-middle-class ne...

Tokyo Eyes

A beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope, are paired...

Twice on a Certain Night

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is despera...

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a supporter of...

Warm Current

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

The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume

The Frolic of the Beasts

The wife Yuko Kusumon operating a pottery store was a chastal wife without complaints even though her husband i...

The Eyes of Two People

Futari no hitomi (二人の瞳, Futari no hitomi, The Eyes of Two People) a.k.a. Girls Hand in Hand (USA title) is a 19...

A Rainbow at Every Turn

Momoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also have another hal...

Shin Jinsei Gekijo

1961 Theater of Life adaptation.

The Money Dance

Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it e...

Mother