Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950) A priest, a woodcutter and another man are taking refuge from a rainstorm in the shell of a former gatehouse called Rashômon. The priest and the woodcutter are recounting the story of a murdered samurai whose body the woodcutter discovered three days earlier in a forest grove. Bot
Older Brother, Younger Sister (1953)
Older Brother, Younger Sister 1953 In Older Brother, Younger Sister, director Mikio Naruses adaptation of an oft filmed popular novel by Saisei Muro, the eldest daughter Machiko Kyo of a rural family comes home pregnant, testing some already tenuous family bonds Naruse shows his considerable skill a
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950) A priest, a woodcutter and another man are taking refuge from a rainstorm in the shell of a former gatehouse called Rashômon. The priest and the woodcutter are recounting the story of a murdered samurai whose body the woodcutter discovered three days earlier in a forest grove. Bot
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) This comedy-drama is partially a gentle satire on America's drive to change the world in the post-war years. One year after World War II, Captain Fisby is sent to the village of Tobiki in Okinawa to teach the people democracy. The first step is to build a schoo
Floating Weeds (1959)
Floating Weeds (1959) A troupe of travelling players arrive at a small seaport in the south of Japan. Komajuro Arashi, the aging master of the troupe, goes to visit his old flame Oyoshi and their son Kiyoshi, even though Kiyoshi believes Komajuro is his uncle. The leading actress Sumiko is jealous a
The Life of a Horsetrader (1951)
The Life of a Horsetrader (1951) This early gem starring the great Mifune Toshiro tells the tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's rugged northernmost territory of Hokkaddo.. ...
Ugetsu (1953)
Ugetsu 1953 In the beginning of the springtime in the period of the Japanese Civil Wars of the Sixteenth Century in Lake Biwa in the Province of Omi, the family man farmer and craftsman Genjuro travels to Nagahama to sell his wares and makes a small fortune His neighbor Tobei that is a fool man drea
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
Ruten no ohi (1960)
Ruten no ohi 1960 A film adaptation of the autobiography of Aishinkakura Hiro, who lived a tumultuous life as the consort of Fuketsu, the younger brother of Emperor Puyi of Manchukuo
Gate of Hell (1953)
Gate of Hell 1953 In 1160, in the Heian Period, Lord Kiyomori travels with his court to another feud and his Castle Sanjo is invaded by two other lords, in a coup The loyal samurai Moritoh Enda asks the court lady Kesa to pose of the lords sister to create a diversion while the lords real sister and