Tatsuo Hanabu

Floating Weeds

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

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor w...

Satan's Sword

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written...

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...

Odd Obsession

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

Giants and Toys

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

Woman Boss

The Radiant Prince

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to...

The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly

Police investigate a series of mysterious murders where the only clue is a strange buzzing noise at the scene o...

Night Butterflies

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

The Snowy Heron

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, he...

The Cast-Off

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

Black Report

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

Diary of a Nurse

Ren Yoshimura directed this Daiei melodrama that was based on the novel entitled "Pandora's Box" by Dazai Osamu.

Spy on the Masked Car

An industrial espionage film.

The Curse of the Ghost

About 1786 the doings of a demented lord results in many masterless samurai, including Iyemon (Kei Sato) who is...

The Romance of Yushima

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as S...

The False Student

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

Gonin no totsugeki tai

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...

When the Cookie Crumbles

Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai.

Forbidden

Yukiko Shiba, a doctor, and Akira Sakai, a composer and musician, are lovers. Their love is a forbidden one. He...

Jōen

1959 Japanese movie

The Diary of a Sex Counsellor 2

Anchin and Kiyohime

Princess Kiyo accidentally injures a local priest, Anchin, while on a hunt. She apologizes, but feels irritated...

The Gift of the Fox

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...

Broken Swords

The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange...

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted...

Kurohyō

Nocturne of a Woman

A woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she catches the eye...

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...

Mother

Training Ship of Yearning

A youthful film filled with youth and passion, set against the backdrop of the ocean and filled with admiration...

Bronze Magician

A story loosely based on the affair between Empress Kōken-Shōtoku and the monk Dōkyō, set during the Nara perio...