A Carpenter and Children

A Carpenter and Children

A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning...

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Hanakurabe tanuki-den

Hanakurabe tanuki-den

Princess Oboro, the queen of the Tanuki palace and stubborn at heart, falls in love with coffeehouse worker Kurotaro at first sight.

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Ghost Story on Passage

Ghost Story on Passage

A ghost interrupts the journey of two young noblemen who are disguised as merchants.

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Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various people...

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Shadow Over Fuji

Shadow Over Fuji

The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open official secret, took place on the...

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Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes

Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes

Film about Ghost-Cat.

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Iki na fûraibô

Iki na fûraibô

A lost film by Masahiro Makino

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Fall of the Shogun's Militia

Fall of the Shogun's Militia

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to...

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The Life of Matsu the Untamed

The Life of Matsu the Untamed

Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy...

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Happy Daughter

Happy Daughter

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a...

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Lord Mito

Lord Mito

This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside...

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The Eyes of Two People

The Eyes of Two People

Futari no hitomi (二人の瞳, Futari no hitomi, The Eyes of Two People) a.k.a. Girls Hand in Hand (USA title) is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film...

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旗本退屈男謎の伏魔殿

旗本退屈男謎の伏魔殿

In Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Sosuke Saotome, appears and helps a woman being chased by a spy named Genshichi. Unfortunately, the woman...

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Divorce

Divorce

紺屋高尾

紺屋高尾

Here Because of You

Here Because of You

An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of...

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豪快三人男

豪快三人男

In the midst of the Siege of Osaka in the Sengoku period, a thrilling tale unfolds featuring a trio of ronin who manipulate a group of spies, a...

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Tale of Japanese Burglars

Tale of Japanese Burglars

Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some...

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Tange Sazen and the Princess

Tange Sazen and the Princess

Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.

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