This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power.

1959 Japanese film.

A sensual love-story between two lesbian nuns.

With the object of discovering the male accomplice of Hideko, a bad girl, Michiko, a police-woman, disguises herself and infiltrates a gang. Then in...

The year is 1937, and it has been six months since the Sendai Infantry left for Manchuria. The rotted corpse of a young woman is found at the bottom...

Shintoho crime film directed by Kyotaro Namiki.

Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the...

Kazuko Matsuo sings the theme song to this drama film.

Japanese sports comedy film about kendo.

Japanese war drama.

Japanese comedy film.

Japanese crime film.

1959 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

1959 Shintoho adaptation of Kyoka Izumi's novel "A Woman's Pedigree".

Rumi (Yoko Mihara) and Emi (Masayo Banri) are sisters who dance nightly at the Blue Moon cabaret, which happens be the headquarters of a drug ring....

Japanese spy film.

In January 1904, the situation between Japan and Russia had grown tense. The Emperor Meiji is deeply concerned, for Russia has started to build an...

Japanese spy film.

Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempts that aim to hand power over to his younger...

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.

After a woman is framed for the murder of her fisherman husband, she seeks out a bloody revenge on the corrupt businessmen responsible.

A love triangle among a girl, her poor boyfriend, and a rich company president.

A young man rents an apartment in Tokyo and discover it was built by his father. He falls in love with the daughter of the mistress of the house and...

In a small town, according to the homecoming of Professor Ishinaka, the youth culture group was overwhelmed to make a presentation for the summer...

Japanese crime film

Fictionalized retelling of the life of a Geisha poisoner.

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

Melodrama by Kiyoshi Saeki

Jidai-geki about the life of Yasubei Nakayama, a famous ronin who did participate in the revenge against Lord Kira Yoshinaka as detailed in Japan's...

After learning that he has accidentally killed a man in a fight, Unokichi must look after the man's pregnant widow.

Early jidaigeki by Tai Kato

Tadashi Imai 1946 movie

A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

Kosuke Suzuki returns to Hakata's hometown after learning that his best friend Takehara has disappeared. Kosuke is persistently hindered by Hasebe...

Machiko falls in love with a mysterious man, but her family wants something different for her.