Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962)
Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962) A wealthy old man, Utsugi has recently suffered a stroke which has paralyzed his right hand and significantly reduced his quality of life. He currently operates a large household with a ...
Swastika (1964)
Swastika 1964 Sonoko, a bored housewife entering middle age, met a young girl, Mitsuko, at a private school of art Sonoko paints a portrait of her, and when she invite Mitsuko at her house, the two end up locked in a passionate embrace Unable to think rationally about what she wants, Sonoko becomes
Princess from the Moon (1987)
Princess from the Moon 1987 Based on a centuries old traditional Japanese fairy tale, a country couple finds a baby girl in some bamboo and raises her as their own daughter Not the same as the original tale, though, in which the girl was a fairy from the moon and was finally taken home
The Red Angel (1966)
The Red Angel 1966 In 1939, Sakura Nishi is a young army nurse who is sent to the field hospitals in China during the Sino Japanese war She has to assist the surgeon Dr Okabe with an incredible number of amputations In the crowded wards, she gives sympathy to some of the soldiers, including sexually
Irezumi (1966)
Irezumi 1966 Shinsuke and Otsuya, his boss daughter runs away to get married, but they are betrayed by the inn owner, Kenji Otsuya is sold to Tokubeis brothel Seikichi, a mysterious tattoo artist puts his masterpiece, a human faced spider, on her back She and her lover are then forced into a conspir
A Wife Confesses (1961)
A Wife Confesses 1961 Ayako is charged with murdering her much older academic husband while climbing a mountain Ayako was having an affair, apparently with her husbands approval, and this complicates the trial
The Blue Sky Maiden (1957)
The Blue Sky Maiden (1957) Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is actually the love child of her wealthy businessman father and his ex-secretary.
Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection (1963)
Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection (1963) When we last saw the intrepid ninja Ishikawa Goemon (Raizo Ichikawa), he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill. With the help of the ...
Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963)
Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) Haunting melodrama focuses on a young bamboo worker who takes his father's prostitute as his wife.
Bridge of Japan (1956)
Bridge of Japan 1956 For his 1st color film, Ichikawa did an Edo era story of two geishas scheming against each other for control of the Nihonbashi bridge area, and vying for the affections of a young doctor
A Geisha (1953)
A Geisha 1953 In post war Japan, sixteen year old Eiko seeks out the geisha Miyoharu in the district of Gion, in Kyoto asking her to be a maiko geisha apprentice Eiko explains that her mother who was a geisha and Miyoharus friend has just died, her father Sawamoto has failed in business, and her unc
Street of Shame (1956)
Street of Shame 1956 Five prostitutes work at Dreamland, in Tokyos Yoshiwara district As the Diet considers a ban on prostitution, the womens daily dramas play out Each has dreams and motivations Hanae is married, her husband unemployed they have a young child Yumeko, a widow, uses her earnings to r
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo 1970 With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a merchant rumored to have stolen gold from the shogunate The boss has hired Yojimbo as his hard drinking enforcer, but Yojimbo is
Afraid to Die (1960)
Afraid to Die 1960 Takeo is a young yakuza who renounces his former criminal activities after being released from prison But sometimes escaping the past is not so easy
Saiko shukun fujin (1959)
Saiko shukun fujin 1959 lchiro, the president of Mihara and Co , is henpecked by his wife Momoko, a clever and beautiful woman, but prattling and intrusive She makes her younger sister Nashiko marry lchiros younger brother, Jiro, manager of his company and now plans to marry her youngest sister Kyok
Tora sans Shattered Romance (1971)
Tora sans Shattered Romance 1971 Couldnt the title Shattered Romance apply to every Tora San movie Jokes aside, this is the one Ive liked the most since the first instalment Felt less afraid to dip into comedy, and it balanced it well with some occasional more emotional scenes In fact, it ends stron
The Graceful Brute (1962)
The Graceful Brute 1962 A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved