Movies

Set in the 1860s, the final years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, The Fireflies focuses on Tose (Awashima Chikage), the mistress of the Teradaya, a small...

Sabu was once a boy soldier but people in his village disliked him. He finally broke loose when his land was taken.

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his...

Ayako, a young woman from a rural fishing village, is sold by her family into a brothel when her father takes ill. There, she is quickly stripped of...

Japanese mystery thriller.

1951 Japanese movie

1950 Toho film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Yoshikawa and Kaji are alumni - Yoshikawa leads a life loyal to his company Toho Corporation, whilst Kaji works in the underground world for Aoyama,...

A film about the life of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a Japanese painter with disabilities.

This is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of earlier efforts, and concentrates on an excellent...

Japanese action film.

Japanese comedy film.

A touching story of a girl who sails away from her love to keep her family together.

The movie depicts the interaction between a childless middle-aged couple and a small dog.

A well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has left him impotent. With the coming of spring,...

Follows the life of Tsuru, the poor daughter of farmers in Shinshu, Japan.

Based on the novel by Yoshie Hotta