Michiko Ono

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...

The Crowded Train

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

Itohan Monogatari

Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman...

Undercurrent

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

Daiei Studio is Bustling

A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.

The Ladder of Success

A biting portrait of the world of classical Japanese dance: an ambitious young woman (Wakao Ayako) shoves aside...

Sisters of Gion

Black Test Car

Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about...

Morning Whistling

Bad Reputation Returns

Chance Meeting

Aya successfully stages a fashion show in Osaka and in the train on her way home to Tokyo accidentally treads o...

The Judo Champ

When Shinsuke returns to Kyushu from the Russo-Japanese War he finds his Judo school hall neglected and in deca...

Jōen

1959 Japanese movie

A Storm Zone

Kodokan Under a Morning Moon

The picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by vicious hoodlums le...

The Song Lantern

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

Ojo-kichiza

An Osaka Story

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final pr...

Ashita kara otona da

1960 Japanese movie

Mother

Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman

Ishimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido wher...

Mangorō Tengu

Wakôdo no uta

Okoto and Sasuke

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

Tainted Flowers