The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. Read More »
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In the Realm of Sex (1977) Masaru Konuma, Natsuko Yashiro, Asami Ogawa, Hirotarô Honda
Naomi Tani and Yuko Katagiri appear as themselves in the film, making fun of their on-screen personas. Read More »
The Heart (1973) Kaneto Shindô, Noboru Matsuhashi, Kazunaga Tsuji, Anri
Adaptation of Natsume Soseki’s classic novel in a modern setting. Read More »
Marebito (2004) Takashi Shimizu, Shin’ya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Nakahara
In Tokyo, the freelance cameraman Takuyoshi Masuoka is obsessed investigating the fear sensation near death. Read More »
Sexy Line (1961) Teruo Ishii, Teruo Yoshida, Yôko Mihara, Mako Sanjô
A man meets a woman. He is wrongfully suspected for the murder of her lover. Read More »
Restoration Fire (1961) Shimura Takashi, Kataoka Chiezo, Awashima Chikage, Tsuchikata Ryunosuke, Okada Eiji, Satomi Kotaro
The story of Shinsengumi and one of its deputy leaders Hijikata Toshizo. Read More »
Sword for Hire (1952) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Rentarô Mikuni, Danshirô Ichikawa
Soldiers Hayatenosuke Sasa and Kagami Yaheiji leave their besieged castle on a secret mission into the enemy camp. Read More »
A Killers Key (1967) Kazuo Mori, Raizô Ichikawa, Ichirô Nakatani, Kô Nishimura
A master of Japanese dance, Nitta has another face, a killer with unearthly skill. Read More »
Battle in the Sea of Japan (1969) Seiji Maruyama, Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yûzô Kayama
Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails Read More »
Utamaros World (1977) Akio Jissôji, Shin Kishida, Mikijirô Hira, Shingo Yamashiro
Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. Read More »
Goyokin (1969) Hideo Gosha, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsurô Tanba, Yôko Tsukasa
Tatsuya Nakadai plays a samurai overcome with guilt over his unwitting part in a massacre of a small village. Read More »
No Blood Relation (1932) Mikio Naruse, Yoshiko Okada, Shin’yô Nara, Yukiko Tsukuba
An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim – with the help of her gangster brother – the daughter she abandoned years before. Read More »
Writhing Tongue (1980) Yoshitarô Nomura, Tsunehiko Watase, Yukiyo Toake, Mayuko Wakamori
A five-year-old girl gets a tiny scratch on her finger while playing with mud in a marsh. Read More »
Hanadama (2014) Hisayasu Satô, Tomori Abe, Shun Asada, Kei Fujiwara
A film by Hisayasu Satô. Transfer student Mizuki is bullied mercilessly by classmate Aya and others. Read More »
Drifting into Chaos (1989) Sachi Hamano, Kyoko Sawamura, Natsuki Yamamoto, Kan’ichi Hiraga
Film loosely follows plot of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, with rape in addition to murders. Read More »