Zeko Nakamura

Godzilla vs. Gigan

Manga artist Gengo Odaka lands a job with the World Children's Land amusement park only to become suspicious of...

An Innocent Witch

Ayako, a young woman from a rural fishing village, is sold by her family into a brothel when her father takes i...

One Wonderful Sunday

Two broke sweethearts wander war-scarred Tokyo on a single Sunday, stretching 35 yen as they chase housing, sma...

The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night

Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle...

Uogashi no senpū musume

1963 Japanese movie

The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung

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

Happiness of Us Alone

The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion,...

Here Is a Spring

The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide music for...

Black River

A love triangle develops between a benevolent student, his innocent girlfriend, and a cruel petty criminal, all...

Maria of the Ant Village

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

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

A Woman's Life

A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi...

A Colt Is My Passport

A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who's gotten greedy.

The Bride from Japan

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates...

Otoko no Uta

1962 Japanese movie

Mother

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

Ôban

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of fou...

Game of Chance 2

Bungo is released from prison to find his son Kenichi in the care of strangers. Teruko, the woman originally lo...

Beyond the Green Hills

Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was against schoo...

Yukiko

The Mad Atlantic

Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami for...

The Story of Pure Love

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society...

Sararīman yajikita dōchū

1961 Japanese movie

Hajimete no Tabi

Born Under Crossed Stars

A young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the serious Suzuko...

Lucky Dragon No. 5

An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka...

The Body

The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up...

The Valley Between Love and Death

A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that is about to...

Husband and Wife

A married couple looking for an apartment move in with the husband's co-worker, a widower. The husband becomes...

The Preacher of Love

1961 Japanese movie

Hyoroku's Dream Tale

Miki, the Swordman

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hira...

Irohanihoheto

The anonymous partnership Investment Economic Association, led by its president Ryuichi Amano, collected money...

Duel in the Sun

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki

Typhoon Furor

A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been destroyed...