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...
See moreA 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...
See moreThe 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...
See moreOyuki 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...
See moreKenji 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...
See moreEvil Spirit
Directed by Daisuke Itō.
See moreThe 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...
See moreThe Passion of a Woman Teacher
This film is about the curse of a jealous woman destroying the lovers on the run.
See moreThe Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
Propaganda film, presumed lost.
See moreWhispering 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...
See morePolice 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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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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Daichi wa hohoemu daisanpen
Smiling Earth
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
Matenro sôtohen
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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