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Red Angel (1966) Yasuzô Masumura, Ayako Wakao, Shinsuke Ashida, Yûsuke Kawazu

In 1939, Sakura Nishi is a young army nurse who is sent to the field hospitals in China during the Sino-Japanese war. Read More »
The Snow Flurry (1959) Keisuke Kinoshita, Keiko Kishi, Ineko Arima, Yoshiko Kuga

Set in a rural village in the Shinshu region, this melodrama about lovers of different social Read More »
Across a Gold Prairie (1999) Isshin Inudô, Yûsuke Iseya, Chizuru Ikewaki, Masatoshi Matsuo

Meet NIPPORI Ayumu, an 80 year-old man, who, due to a serious heart condition Read More »
Evil Spirits of Japan (1970) Kazuo Kuroki, Yôsuke Enomoto, Tatsumi Hijikata, Eiko Horii

Murase is a bodyguard in a yakuza group. Ochiai is a police officer who once was a student activist. Read More »
Tales of Ginza (1955) Yûzô Kawashima, Tatsuya Mihashi, Yumeji Tsukioka, Mie Kitahara

When she was a little girl, Wakako Kyoguku’s portrait was painted by a talented young artist. Read More »
Rabu sutori o kimini / Memories of You (1988) Shin’ichirô Sawai, Kumiko Goto, Tôru Nakamura, Tomomi Satô, Drama, Romance

University student Akira meets the lovely 14-year-old Yumi, whom he had tutored years ago. Read More »
Odd Obsession (1959) Kon Ichikawa, Machiko Kyô, Ganjirô Nakamura, Junko Kanô

An ageing antique specialist in Kyoto, Japan is losing virility but finds himself excited when Read More »
An Inn at Osaka (1954) Heinosuke Gosho, Shûji Sano, Nobuko Otowa, Mitsuko Mito

An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company Read More »
Hakai / Apostasy (1948) Keisuke Kinoshita, Ryô Ikebe

Segawa, a teacher in a small village, decides to break with his cowardice after discovering their pariah origin. Read More »