The Machine Gun Dragon

The Machine Gun Dragon

Ryu, a low life thug, along with his mother, steals a shipment of drugs. Now with his machine gun and a gang of hoodlums, he must face the yakuza...

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A Scream from Nowhere

A Scream from Nowhere

In 1930, the chance meeting of a novelist and one of his fans opens the door to a series of mysterious events culminating in the death of a wealthy...

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The Downfall of Osen

The Downfall of Osen

In Tokyo, Osen is the servant girl of an unscrupulous antiques dealer, Kumazawa, who takes in the penniless Sokichi Hata. Kumazawa mistreats...

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Oyuki the Virgin

Oyuki the Virgin

When a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats. During the long journey, the socially inferior women...

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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the...

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Evil Spirit

Evil Spirit

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

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The Morning Sun Shines

The Morning Sun Shines

The Morning Sun Shines is a fiction-documentary film by Kenji Mizoguchi and Seiichi Ina. The film is a combination of a drama about a reporter, and...

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The Passion of a Woman Teacher

The Passion of a Woman Teacher

This film is about the curse of a jealous woman destroying the lovers on the run.

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The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia

The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia

Propaganda film, presumed lost.

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Whispering Sidewalks

Whispering Sidewalks

Inada plays Betty Yoshida, a singer and dancer from America who arrives in Japan to go on tour, only to be swindled by scheming managers. Penniless...

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Police Officer

Police Officer

Itami, a young policeman, meets his high school friend, Tetsuo, a gangster, at a roadblock. As they rekindled their friendship, a complex...

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The Foghorn

The Foghorn

Chiyokichi, a young man, hates Cooper, a white man who looks down on the Japanese. Chiyokichi picks Cooper’s pocket and is caught. He is brought to...

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Jihishincho

Jihishincho

Daichi wa hohoemu daisanpen

Daichi wa hohoemu daisanpen

Smiling Earth

Smiling Earth

The Comb of Oroku

The Comb of Oroku

Once a wealthy local land owner, Toranosuke has long since fallen on hard times. Social ostracism befalls those who neglect communal duties and...

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Daichi wa hohoemu dainihen

Daichi wa hohoemu dainihen

Matenro sôtohen

Matenro sôtohen

Tokai no kaii 7-ji 03-bu

Tokai no kaii 7-ji 03-bu

Miyamoto Tokunosuke works at a Detective Agency in the heart of Tokyo. When his lover Ranko tells him that she's pregnant, he begins to worry. His...

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