Movies

A story about volunteering in the rural silk farming industry. Recommended by the Ministry of Education.

The film centers a compassionate teacher (Setsuko Hara) who teaches at a Tokyo grade school where students curse and gamble. The school has a pond...

The first part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin

Born into a poor farming family, Yukie left home with her only son Ryokichi, leaving her grandfather Heisaku behind, to search for her husband...

A pure love story between a former member of the imperial family who has been demoted to commoner status and a young girl.

A village romantic drama. (Now lost.)

A young samurai who’s strong in love but weak in compassion, with a string of eccentric antics, diving into the water, wielding his spear, and...

A melodrama in which two lovers reunite after a long journey through life.

While a music festival was in an uproar over the theft of a prized instrument, a massive music event organized by a gang of orphaned punks was held...

Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his...

Depicting the International Disarmament Conference and the Japanese Navy’s Struggle.

After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced to sell their house to cover his debts and decide to...

During the Depression, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is sacked for defending an older colleague.