When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence Read More »
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Made to Order Cloth / Oatsurae Jirôkichi koshi (1931) Daisuke Itô, Denjirô Ôkôchi, Naoe Fushimi, Nobuko Fushimi
The only completely preserved silent film directed by Daisuke Ito Read More »
Zero Focus / Zero no shôten (1961) Yoshitarô Nomura, Yoshiko Kuga, Hizuru Takachiho, Ineko Arima
After Teiko’s new husband disappears on a business trip, she discovers Read More »
The War of the 16 Year Olds / Juroku-sai no senso (1973) Toshio Matsumoto, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Itsuro Shimoda, Michiko Saga
The film serves as a tribute to those that lost their lives during the air raid Read More »
Bamboo Doll of Echizen / Echizen take-ningyo (1963) Kôzaburô Yoshimura, Ayako Wakao, Junichiro Yamashita, Tamao Nakamura
Based on a novel by Tsutomu Mizukami, a celebrated writer whose fictions Read More »
Young Girls in Love / Koisuru onnatachi (1986) Kazuki Ômori, Yuki Saitô, Haruko Sagara, Mamiko Takai
The story of a young girl’s first love is told from the heroine’s point of view. Read More »
Tora-san 37 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori (1986) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Etsuko Shihomi
During his travels, Tora-san comes across a traditional theater he used to visit Read More »
Tora-san 36 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shibamata yori ai wo komete (1985) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Masami Shimojô
Tora-san’s family’s neighbor, Akemi, who had been married Read More »
Snow Trail / Ginrei no hate (1947) Senkichi Taniguchi, Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Kosugi
Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. Read More »
Love Letter / Koibumi (1953) Kinuyo Tanaka, Masayuki Mori, Yoshiko Kuga, Jûkichi Uno
This valiant melodrama is the brilliant debut as a moviemaker of the great Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka Read More »