Kwaidan (1964)
Kwaidan 1964 This film contains four distinct, separate stories Black Hair A poor samurai who divorces his true love to marry for money, but finds the marriage disastrous and returns to his old wife, only to discover something eerie about her The Woman in the Snow Stranded in a snowstorm, a woodcutt
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army; he revolts against the abusive treatment spent to the recruit Obara that commits suicide; he also sees his friend S
The Human Condition III: A Soldiers Prayer (1961)
The Human Condition III: A Soldiers Prayer (1961) Part three of a trilogy. After the Japanese defeat to the Russians in the last episode, Kaji, the Japanese soldier and humanist protagonist, leads the last remaining men through Manchuria . Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) In the World War II, the pacifist and humanist Japanese Kaji accepts to travel with his wife Michiko to the tiny Manchurian village Loh Hu Liong to work as supervisor in an iron ore mine to avoid to be summoned to the military service. Kaji works with Ok
Samurai Assassin (1965)
Samurai Assassin (1965) February 17 to March 3, 1860, inside Edo castle. A group of assassins wait by Sakurada Gate to kill the lord of the House of Ii, a powerful man in the Tokugawa government, which has ruled Japan for 300 years. They suspect a traitor in their midst, and their suspicions fall on
The Sword of Doom (1966)
The Sword of Doom (1966) Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai without compassion or scruples. When he is scheduled for an exhibition match at his fencing school, the wife of his opponent begs Ryunosuke to throw the match, offering her own virtue in trade. Ryunosuke accepts her offer, but kills her hus
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963) This comedy portrays the everyday life of an ordinary salary-man who uses himself as a model to write a novella.
Kiri no hata (1965)
Kiri no hata 1965 Kiriko attempts to hire a well known lawyer to defend her brothers murder case The lawyer turns Kiriko down as she cannot afford him Some time later, Kiriko encounters the lawyer again, but this time it is he who needs her help
Tora san, His Tender Love (1970)
Tora san, His Tender Love 1970 In an effort to get him to settle down, Toras family attempts to arrange a marriage for him Unfortunately, Toras goodwill backfires once again, and he leaves for a remote hot springs resort where he becomes a handyman and falls for the lovely general manager, Oshizu
Suzaki Paradise Red Light District (1956)
Suzaki Paradise Red Light District 1956 A couple stand indecisively on a bridge in Asakusa Tsutae and Yoshiji have lost confidence and passion for their future as they get on the bus for Tsukishima and get off at Suzaki Across the bridge they see the sign for Suzaki Paradise, a red light district wh