A young man, convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the penitentiary, comes to believe that his wife is being unfaithful to him. He contrives his...

Ken's older sister Yoko, who has raised Ken like a mother, decides to move to Brazil with an older man.

A story of lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.

Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their...

Set at the end of World War II and after Japan's defeat, it is a melodrama about a man and a woman at the mercy of war. Wataru is entrusted by his...

War film by Kon Ichikawa

Back after four years, Goro learns his younger brother's been thrown out of the gang and his girlfriend's married another man. It's payback time.

A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have...

Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.

The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the first Japanese expedition to reach the summit...

1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Young yakuza Shujiro Hanada goes to prison after losing his cool in a rigged gambling game and slashing a few other players. When he's released in...

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

The ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series.

The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.

Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown.

In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.