Masao Mishima Movies

Reiko Nishida, though she had both parents, felt lonely because she couldn’t fit in with the cold atmosphere at home. A student at Wakaba...

Based on a novella in the Kyosuke Kozu series. The story depicts the meeting between Kyosuke Kozu and Kenzo Matsushita, as well as student dorm life...

A thrilling and passionate drama depicting the exploits of a hot-blooded young detective who takes on a smuggling ring that infests the big city.

The study of a one-year marriage that begins to crumble. A married man is torn between the love of his wife, and the attraction to a cousin of his...

Based on the novel by proletarian writer Sunao Tokunaga. The story is about a long strike by workers at a large printing house and the strikers'...

Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the...

Fumie Namura is an ambitious high school graduate, who’s encouraged by her teacher Mr. Kōda to apply for university. Due to her...

1959 Japanese movie

The film tells about a young detective Zenigata Heiji who successfully solves a disgusting and unusual case involving the manufacture of counterfeit...

An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture. It travels around the...

The story of five sisters.

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at...

A seasoned prosecutor uncovers the perfect crime committed by a young lawyer.

A story of aristocratic star-crossed love.

Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's...

1954 Theater of Life adaptation.

After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their...

The third film in the "Kurama Tengu" series starring Azuma Chiyonosuke, based on the original work by Osaragi Jiro. The staff remains the same as in...

Japanese adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's play "Marius", set in early XXth century Japan.