Okoto and Sasuke

Okoto and Sasuke

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki...

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Street Without End

Street Without End

Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some...

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ABC Lifeline

ABC Lifeline

Directed by Yasujirô Shimazu.

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The Lights of Asakusa

The Lights of Asakusa

Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience....

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Warm Current

Warm Current

Adaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital, depicts the love lives of the director's...

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The New Road: Akemi

The New Road: Akemi

The eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow aristocrat she thinks is a dullard. This part is...

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A Mermaid on Land

A Mermaid on Land

Directed by Yutaka Abe (as Jack Abe).

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Hotaru no hikari

Hotaru no hikari

Approaching their graduation ceremony, Saegusa, Sanae, and their classmates go on an overnight trip to Hakone with their teacher Ms. Kawahara, who...

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Osayo koisugata

Osayo koisugata

The poor novelist Yamamoto is writing his novel, determined and with a headband around his head. With him, the novelist who is always in trouble...

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The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob.

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Family Meeting

Family Meeting

A melodrama about a businessman's relations with the three women in his life.

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Housewife Camellia

Housewife Camellia

The narrative is about a woman who faces hard times, when her husband is arrested for a crime committed by his boss. The woman also has a child to...

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Lovers' Duet

Lovers' Duet

Melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut

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The New Road: Ryota

The New Road: Ryota

The eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow aristocrat she thinks is a dullard. Told from the...

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Passion

Passion

Film by Hiroshi Shimizu, featuring an early role for frequent Ozu and Naruse collaborator Hideko Takamine.

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Mother's Love Letter

Mother's Love Letter

Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run judo school.

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Reijin

Reijin