Mantarō Ushio

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...

Suki! Suki!! Majo sensei

Hikaru Tsuki is a new 5th grade teacher at Tozai Elementary School. Secretly, she is also the alien princess of...

The Great White Tower

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

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...

The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung

The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who...

Giants and Toys

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

Afraid to Die

On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life in...

Advance Patrol

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia...

Brother and Sister

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college stude...

Bridge of Japan

Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as...

The Crowded Train

Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look bu...

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...

Night Butterflies

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

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.

The Most Valuable Wife

Kyoko is the third daughter of the Nonomiya family, a very ordinary family. Momoko, the eldest daughter, is mar...

The Cast-Off

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

Bonchi

Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overb...

When Women Lie

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

The Phantom Horse

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

Being Two Isn't Easy

The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well...

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...

Goodbye, Hello

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

Love and Life

Contemporary musical drama film by Yasuzo Masumura.

The Red Water

Comedy drama film

Hole in One

A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she...

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...

A Woman's Testament

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

Warm Current

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

Closing Time

Victory and Defeat

After the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura), recommends Yamanaka (Hi...

The Broken Commandment

Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confidin...

Gonin no totsugeki tai

Teppo Yasu no Shogai

1962 Japanese movie