Katsuo Nakamura

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

Akō Rōshi

"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit suicide after atte...

Three Sisters

The Story is about three daughters of a "Hatamoto" during the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration.

Silence

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is...

Hassai Sensei

The 39th NHK Asadora drama is Hassai-sensei. A novice teacher in 1930s Osaka learns that there is more to educa...

Kokoru wa Itsumo Ramune Iro

The 33rd NHK Asadora. Starring Eisaku Shindou as a man who loves manzai (a traditional style of stand-up comedy...

Kwaidan

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A...

Steamboy

In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary a...

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

JSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a countermeasure, a cyborg...

The Man of Five Rings

After 2 years of completely isolation in mountains, Musashi comes back in order to live a normal life. However,...

Dororo

Hyakkimaru, a warrior on a quest to reclaim 48 of his body parts which were each taken by a demon, is joined by...

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

In an alternate timeline the original Godzilla is never defeated and repeatedly reemerges to feed on Japan's en...

Hana

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of...

Be with You

Takumi and his six-year-old son, Yuji, haven't come to terms with their wife and mother's death. One day, they...

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.

Demons

Tells the story of the samurai Gengobe, who seeks revenge after falling prey to the schemes of a geisha and her...

Kagero-za

A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.

Sad Vacation

Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses a...

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history. He was the sec...

Tatara Samurai

In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and gran...

Love Letter

Yuko is in love with an old poet who happens to be also a married man. She waits patiently for him and only him...

Tetsujin 28: The Movie

One of the true classic's of anime's much-loved robot genre.

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

A demonic reincarnation of a Japanese general from the 10th century appears in the early 20th century Tokyo wit...

The Ambitious

The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He w...

Closed Note

Kae Horii moves into her new flat in an undisclosed area of Kyoto. While unpacking her belongings, she discover...

Heaven Station

From a true incident that happened in 1960's Japan. This drama is contemporary in setting but medieval in its c...

Naruto Hichou

Norizuki Gennojo, a commander of the Shogunate’s troops, sets out on a journey to train in swordplay. In that t...

Ask This of Rikyu

Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually bec...

Bread of Happiness

A couple decide to relocate from Tokyo to the northern island of Hokkaido where they settle and establish a bak...

Pleasures of the Flesh

After committing murder, businessman Atsushi is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase of embezzled money. What fo...

Samurai Banners

Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service o...

Samurai Resurrection

Shiro Amasuka, dead leader of the Shimbara Revolt is resurrected from hell with the desire of overthrowing the...

Bonds

Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years, to escape jail for gu...

Whiteout

A group of terrorists has taken hold of the largest dam in Japan. They also capture the workers as hostages, an...

Road of Chivalry

While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by...

The Lady in a Black Dress

A woman named Fujiki Asuka arrives as an acquaintance of a sister in law for a day under the bar master Tamura...