1942

There Was a Father

6.925/67

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

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There Was a Father

1937

What Did the Lady Forget?

6.231/26

A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokio, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited niece from Osaka. Despite being a minor, Setsuko is a l...

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What Did the Lady Forget?

1949

Here's to the Young Lady

6.3/11

A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.

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Here's to the Young Lady

1951

Carmen Comes Home

6.25/22

A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.

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Carmen Comes Home

1948

A Hen in the Wind

6.974/38

Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for treatm...

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A Hen in the Wind

1968

The Sands of Kurobe

6.2/5

Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of t...

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The Sands of Kurobe

1954

An Inn at Osaka

7.3/12

An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka offi...

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An Inn at Osaka

1937

Forget Love for Now

7/2

Yuki is a young, single mother supporting herself and her son, Haru, with a job as a bar hostess.

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Forget Love for Now

1937

A Star Athlete

6/1

During college military training exercises, the bond between two friends and athletic rivals is tested when one of them becomes involved with a woman...

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A Star Athlete

1937

The Trio's Engagements

7/1

Three men vying for the same job end up chasing the same girl in this comedy-drama from noted Japanese director Yasujiro Shimazu.

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The Trio's Engagements

1962

Mount Hakone

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Japanese drama.

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Mount Hakone

1944

The Man Who Has Returned

0/0

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The Man Who Has Returned

1936

The New Road: Akemi

7/1

The eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow aristocrat she thinks is a dullard. This part is told...

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The New Road: Akemi

1938

So Goes My Love

7/1

Shigeo is an aspiring writer living with his girl friend Minako and hoping for success and a better tomorrow every day. Both live on what Minako earns...

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So Goes My Love

1977

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

5.5/12

A rookie golfer must cope with the stress of fame after a marketing executive transforms her into a sports celebrity.

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A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

1953

Love Letter

6.738/21

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

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Love Letter

1960

Spring Dreams

5.8/6

When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous frien...

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Spring Dreams

1956

Sudden Rain

6.577/13

A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.

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Sudden Rain

1961

The Conspirator

6.4/5

Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provi...

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The Conspirator

1964

Here Because of You

5.5/6

An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of growing...

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Here Because of You

1959

Thus Another Day

5.2/4

A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. She returns to her family home while they rent out t...

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Thus Another Day

1949

The Bridal Night Again

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The Bridal Night Again

1957

The Horse Boy

0/0

A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his fathe...

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The Horse Boy

1955

The Moon Has Risen

6.81/21

Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved in...

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The Moon Has Risen

1955

The Maid's Kid

0/0

In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her fami...

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The Maid's Kid

1958

The Snowy Heron

4/3

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps catc...

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The Snowy Heron

1945

Victory Song

5.2/4

Hisshoka is a 1945 Drama film directed by four Japanese directors.

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Victory Song

1941

Suzhou Nights

0/0

A hostile Chinese nurse (Yamaguchi) who works in an orphanage is won over by the care and commitment of the Japanese doctor (Sano) who treats her ward...

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Suzhou Nights

1937

The Golden Demon

6/5

A penniless orphan loses the woman he loves, when her family arranges a marriage to a wealthy playboy. He believes she was blinded by greed, and becom...

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The Golden Demon

1954

The Cock Crows Twice

0/0

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.

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The Cock Crows Twice

1937

Song of the Flower Basket

0/0

Three men fall in love with the same young girl who works in a tonkatsu restaurant in the Shitamachi district of Tokyo.

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Song of the Flower Basket

1937

Moon Over the Ruins

5/2

Episode in the life of a composer of a popular Japanese song.

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Moon Over the Ruins

1969

Fight for the Glory

0/0

Coming of age/high school sports drama.

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Fight for the Glory

1966

Our Young World of Music

0/0

Japanese youth film.

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Our Young World of Music

1944

Army

7.2/9

A widow raises her sickly son to be strong enough to join the army and fight on the front lines.

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Army

1962

Hadashi no hanayome

0/0

Japanese comedy film.

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Hadashi no hanayome

1959

Tokyo Omnibus

0/0

The story tells of Tsuchiya, a university professor and a widower who is in love with a widow who runs a small restaurant, and his son is in love with...

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Tokyo Omnibus

1951

Early Summer

7.82/172

A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.

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Early Summer

1961

Kaei

0/0

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Kaei

1956

Young Tree

0/0

A young girl moves to Tokyo and endures the rivalries between other high school girls of varying cultural and economic backgrounds.

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Young Tree

1958

Maria of the Ant Village

0/0

Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been bapti...

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Maria of the Ant Village

1974

Statue in Fire

5/1

Drama about young people in the Japanese rock scene starring the lead singer of Japanese rock band The Tigers (1966-1971, 1981-1983).

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Statue in Fire

1956

Twice on a Certain Night

0/0

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to notic...

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Twice on a Certain Night

1945

Soyokaze

0/0

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Soyokaze

1966

Pretty Devil Yoko

1/1

Easily bored, but still innocent and naive countryside girl (Mako Midori) discovers partying in Tokyo is a ton of fun. Yakuza-to-be (Ichiro Araki) is...

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Pretty Devil Yoko

1952

Our Chief, Our Doctor

0/0

It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the...

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Our Chief, Our Doctor

1945

Otome no iru kichi

0/0

Japanese war movie.

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Otome no iru kichi

1941

Let's Go in Good Spirits

0/0

In the movies of those times, you can see young boys in the company scene often. Those boys were called kyuji (給仕), which means “waiter” literally....

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Let's Go in Good Spirits

1962

August Moon

0/0

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August Moon

1942

Flowers of Patriotism

0/0

A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second...

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Flowers of Patriotism

1956

Typhoon

0/0

A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been destroyed and then cashing in on building a new o...

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Typhoon

1946

Waiting Woman

0/0

Waiting woman

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Waiting Woman

1950

Crazy Uproar

0/0

Also known as Crazy Uproar.

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Crazy Uproar

1956

Wedding Day

0/0

Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso. His family is concerned with S...

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Wedding Day

1950

Spring Snow

0/0

The Yoshikawa family is a typical small town family. With only the father's and daughter's salaries to support the family's six members, life is not e...

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Spring Snow

1957

Men Fighting Whales

0/0

A film about the rivalry between Captain Gondo and the harpooner Yosuke Yamagami, working on the best whaling ship Hayabusa Maru. One day they will ha...

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Men Fighting Whales

1953

Mole Alley

0/0

33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating f...

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Mole Alley

1938

Queen of the Wind

0/0

A man and his girlfriend work for a cosmetics company, but would like to open their own store. The company is planning to send someone to Paris for sp...

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Queen of the Wind

1938

Kokumin no chikai

0/0

This film was mainly shot in the Japanese skiing resort Hokkaido in 1937-38 and was intended to create support for the coming winter olympics of 1940...

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Kokumin no chikai

1942

A Certain Woman

0/0

Pretty Oshige is deceived by her first love. After this, she lives a hard lifestyle, working at a number of jobs. Her only pleasure is her nephew, who...

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A Certain Woman

1942

Moon of the Plateau

0/0

An older sister and brother (Mieko Takamine and Masayoshi Otsuka) come to visit their grandfather (Takeshi Sakamoto) who lives deep in the mountains....

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Moon of the Plateau

1969

Sky Scraper!

0/0

A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.

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Sky Scraper!

1951

愛情の旋風

0/0

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愛情の旋風

1952

彼を殺すな

0/0

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彼を殺すな

1952

Kyōshū

0/0

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Kyōshū

1954

Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako

0/0

1954 Theater of Life adaptation.

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Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako

1962

Till Tomorow Comes

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Till Tomorow Comes

1962

Haru no sanmyaku

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Haru no sanmyaku

1962

Dolls floating down the river

0/0

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...

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Dolls floating down the river

1962

Flower in a Storm

0/0

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of the 1939 movie

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Flower in a Storm

1962

Zoku aizen katsura

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Zoku aizen katsura

1978

The Beauty in the Bathroom

0/0

Original work: The second installment of Edogawa Rampage's Inference Masterpiece series, which began airing on Asahi TV in the second half of the 1970...

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The Beauty in the Bathroom

1962

The Injured Boy

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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The Injured Boy

1946

Iki na fûraibô

0/0

A lost film by Masahiro Makino

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Iki na fûraibô

1970

Woman Boss

0/0

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Woman Boss

1962

San'nin musume kanpai!

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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San'nin musume kanpai!

1967

Aruhi watashi wa

0/0

The four kinds of love that Yuriko experiences, namely, a childhood longing love, a dream of marriage, a maternal love, and a destined love between pa...

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Aruhi watashi wa

1968

Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi

0/0

A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.

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Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi

1955

All is Well

0/0

Daichi Tateharu who was an employee of the Mori Seisakusho has been recruited from Siberia, but the company changed its name to Toyo Denki Seisakusho,...

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All is Well

1955

All is Well 2

0/0

A year 's date has flowed since Toyoshi Daikichi was driven out of Toyo Electric. In the company Okazaki's plan steadily progressed, a capital increas...

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All is Well 2

1961

Love and the Shop Curtain

0/0

Otami and daughter Yuri run the Matsuoka, a 150-year-old Japanese-style inn in Tokyo which they plan to renovate into a modern hotel before the ‘64 To...

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Love and the Shop Curtain

1962

Naite waratta hanayome

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Naite waratta hanayome

1945

Tengoku no hanayome

0/0

1945 Japanese movie

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Tengoku no hanayome