
In the heart of Asakusa, Tokyo, a struggling couple—Yamano, a violinist, and Hanae, a revue dancer—lives in poverty. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Man from Laramie (1955) Anthony Mann, James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp

Mysterious Will Lockhart delivers supplies to storekeeper Barbara Waggoman at Coronado Read More »
Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) Felix E. Feist, Ruth Roman, Steve Cochran, Lurene Tuttle

A man who spent his formative years in prison for murder is released, and struggles to adjust to the outside Read More »
Bad for Each Other (1953) Irving Rapper, Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dianne Foster

A doctor returned from the Korean War must choose between setting up a glamorous practice and helping the poor. Read More »
Piatka z ulicy Barskiej / Five from Barska Street (1954) Aleksander Ford, Aleksandra Slaska, Tadeusz Janczar, Andrzej Kozak

In war-ravaged Warsaw, five juvenile delinquents are given probation for stealing Read More »
The Unknown Man (1951) Richard Thorpe, Walter Pidgeon, Ann Harding, Barry Sullivan

Prominent attorney Brad Mason takes on the defense of Rudi Walchek, a young hit-man hoodlum accused of murder. Read More »
Ginza keshô / Ginza cosmetics (1951) Mikio Naruse, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ranko Hanai, Yûji Hori

A few days in the life of a quiet geisha, single mother of a young, smart boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza. Read More »
Calamity Jane (1953) David Butler, Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie

Deadwood, Dakota Territory, is largely the abode of men, where Indian scout Calamity Jane is as hard-riding Read More »
Osmy dzien tygodnia / The Eight Day of the Week (1958) Aleksander Ford, Sonja Ziemann, Zbigniew Cybulski, Barbara Polomska

A young couple in love hopes to have some privacy but the widespread housing problems don’t allow them to find any place to stay. Read More »
Two Eyes, Twelve Hands / Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957) Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, Sandhya, Ulhas

Progressive, reform-minded young warden gets permission to take six surly murderers from prison to dilapidated country farm Read More »