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Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody (2019)

Naraho town in Fukushima Prefecture is on the front-line of the government-funded nuclear power plant decommissioning work. Kokuhei Kusunoki is transferred from Aizu Wakamatsu City to Naraho Town to take over the Disaster PR Division. Murai takes Kokuhei a ...

Before The Leaves Fall (2015)

An elderly woman sets out to see in person a painting by a famous artist.She believes she was the inspiration for the painting. ...

Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession (2005)

Direct-to-video documentary special about the 1966 series Ultra Q. It is mainly comprised of interviews with the original staff and cast alongside stock footage of the show. The main cast reprised their roles for short in-character segments that are framed ...

Rainbow Kids (1991)

A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place. ...

The Militarists (1970)

This tremendous blockbuster hit from 1970, showing the rise to power of Tojo Hideki, is perhaps the most important film to come out of Japan since the 7 Samurai! Interspersed with actual footage dating back to the 1930's and throughout the Great Pacific Wa ...

Terror in the Streets (1970)

Yuri Ebara is inexplicably laid off, abandoned by her closest friend, and is suddenly asked to move out of her apartment. As she nears rock bottom, she begins to suspect someone is out to drive her insane, or worse. ...

Team of Ruffians (1969)

Prisoners with special skills from all over Japan are sent to the battlefront on a mission. ...

Too Young to Die (1969)

A young couple, composed of a cheating wife and a retired car racer, arrive at a drive-in. A man with a gun arrives at the restaurant and takes hostages. Chaos ensues. ...

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless (1969)

Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling Shinjuku and its lucrative prostitutes. ...

Kill! (1968)

A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymo ...

Curse of the Blood (1968)

A samurai kills a blind man who tells him to repay his debts. Because of the samurai's actions his entire family is to bear a terrible curse. ...

Kingdom of Samurai (1966)

The film shows the difficult life of prisoners working in the gold mines on Sado Island during the Sino-Japanese War. They are bound by a strong male friendship and humor, they confront the evil Yakuza, and they are also planning an unthinkable escape from ...

Young Girls Are Everywhere (1966)

A Smell of Money (1965)

Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich. ...

Samurai Assassin (1965)

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune. ...

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)

A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story. ...

Young Swordsman (1963)

This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration ...

Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me (1963)

Director Iwauchi Katsuki adapted this melodrama from Sasazawa Saho's award winning novel about two young lovers from different sides of the tracks set against the backdrop of the Roppongi district in Tokyo. Masaaki (Minegishi Toru) is the son of a prominen ...

Chûshingura (1962)

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor. ...

Youth Season (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

The Daughters of the Saotome Family (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

College Champ (1962)

Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. His parents run a sukiyaki restaurant back in his hometown. When his allowance stops coming in, Yuuichi moves back in with his folks to work part-time. He ha ...

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1 (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Love at Twenty (1962)

Love at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the score of Georges Delerue and still photos of Henri Cartier-Bresson. ...

Tokyo (1962)

A segment of "Love at Twenty" is a weird, grotesque and clumsy tale of obsessive and morbid love. ...

Operation Sewer Rats (1962)

Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from Chinese captivity. ...

Bandits on the Wind (1961)

1961 Japanese movie ...

A Man in Red (1961)

Takashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a four-year sentence, only to find it infested with yakuza running a dope ring. Battling gangsters all the way, Takashi searches for his former girlfriend, now a drug ...

Obon, The Moll Dipper (1961)

Modern comedy, based on the popular manga. ...

The Merciless Trap (1961)

Taut thriller about a too-perfect criminal case against an ex-convict that makes a nosy detective suspicious. ...

Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband (1960)

The fourth instalment in the Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei series. ...

The Blue Beast (1960)

The ruthless and ambitious Yasuhiko uses his charm to manipulate and exploit those around him to climb the corporate social ladder. After securing a position at a prestigious firm through deceit, he callously discards the women who helped him and embezzles ...

Someday I'll Know (1959)

A modern love story involving different affairs. ...