A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.

On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of...

Two characters on a Noh stage dramatize the rite of love and death of Lieutenant Shinji Takeyama and his wife Reiko.

In this archival documentary, cinematographer John Bailey, production designer Eiko Ishioka, and composer Philip Glass discuss the conception of Paul...

A BBC television documentary on the life of Yukio Mishima that highlights the many known major aspects of his life and personality.

A detective tries to outwit a jewel thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond.

A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by...

"Pure white nights" - A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the psychology of their marriage with elegant and a controversial...

Restored footage of a famous debate between Yukio Mishima and students at Tokyo University in 1969, just one year before the author's death.

The day after Yasunari Kawabata won the Nobel Prize in Literature, a talk was held at Kawabata's residence in Kamakura. Yukio Mishima, who admires...