Movies

TV drama based off the play of the same name by Yukio Mishima.

Japanese prison exploitation movie. Part 1 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

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...

1948 Japanese drama film.

Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her...

A musical film based on the original work of Saigo Teruhiko. After leaving the juvenile detention center and returning to his hometown of Ibusuki,...

A touching story of pure love and tears between a boy and a girl, drawn by the innocent duo of Chieko Baisho and Shinichiro Mikami, based on "Nagashi...

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his...

When he was a little boy, Tokitō Kensaku was sent to live with his paternal grandfather and his mistress Oei. Years later, Kensaku realizes he...

Film about the Ashio Copper Mine Incident and Shozo Tanaka.

Woman melodrama by Shiro Toyoda

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families.

1950s Japanese comedy.

After graduating from a high school in the Seto Inland Sea, Koji, a childhood friend of Yaeko, went to Tokyo to enter university wearing a heartfelt...

Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

1977 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume Soseki's novel.

Based on an autobiographical novel by Toshiko Takagi, set close to the end of World War II