1959

Fires on the Plain

7.598/107

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Le...

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Fires on the Plain

1960

Afraid to Die

6/10

On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of hi...

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Afraid to Die

1962

Being Two Isn't Easy

6.8/13

The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.

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Being Two Isn't Easy

1957

Hole in One

6/1

A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.

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Hole in One

1953

Brother and Sister

6.6/15

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that...

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Brother and Sister

1963

Black Report

6.3/9

After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.

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Black Report

1964

Song of Happiness

0/0

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.

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Song of Happiness

1959

Odd Obsession

6.288/26

A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introducti...

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Odd Obsession

1951

The Life of a Horse Trader

7/3

This early gem starring the great Mifune Toshiro tells the tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's rugge...

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The Life of a Horse Trader

1938

Five Scouts

5.5/6

An early example of the Japanese war film, closer to documentary realism than the kind of propaganda produced at the height of the Pacific War. "A com...

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Five Scouts

1955

Farewell Song

0/0

A young woman decides to leave school in order to help her sister.

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Farewell Song

1957

Warm Current

7.7/3

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich g...

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Warm Current

1961

Okoto and Sasuke

0/0

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

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Okoto and Sasuke

1957

Night Butterflies

6.3/3

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

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Night Butterflies

1959

The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung

0/0

The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow...

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The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung

1961

Refresher Course for Wives

0/0

One night, three wives, Matsuyo, Keiko and Mari, receive a mysterious telephone call. The voice tells them that she has their husbands with her and in...

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Refresher Course for Wives

1957

Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman

0/0

Ishimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido where he made his mark in history through h...

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Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman

1952

Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa

0/0

A ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a vengeful spirit. This film marked the turning point in Daie...

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Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa

1957

Advance Patrol

5.5/2

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance troop...

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Advance Patrol

1960

A Woman's Testament

5.833/6

The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the s...

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A Woman's Testament

1958

Giants and Toys

6.79/31

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

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Giants and Toys

1961

A Geisha's Diary

7.2/10

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as...

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A Geisha's Diary

1938

A Pebble by the Wayside

5/2

Tomotaka Tasaka's A Pebble by the Wayside (Robo no Ishi), made in 1938 and taken from a Yuzo Yamamoto novel, takes place around 1902, was about a youn...

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A Pebble by the Wayside

1962

The Broken Commandment

6.2/8

Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such...

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The Broken Commandment

1966

The Great White Tower

6.462/13

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant...

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The Great White Tower

1939

Earth

7.4/5

Kanji is a poor peasant widower who struggles to earn a living for his daughter and himself and to pay off his father-in-law's debts.

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Earth

1937

The Naked Town

0/0

A 1937 Japanese language film directed by Tomu Uchida, starring Ryo Akaboshi, Mitsuru Date and Hisao Furutani.

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The Naked Town

1959

Floating Weeds

7.5/176

When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences. A remake...

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Floating Weeds

1957

On This Earth

0/0

1957 drama from director Kôzaburô Yoshimura

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On This Earth

1963

Hot Spring Policeman

0/0

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Hot Spring Policeman

1957

Fighting Letter for 29 People

0/0

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Fighting Letter for 29 People

1958

Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko

0/0

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Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko

1937

Unending Advance

0/0

One of Uchida’s early sound films, Unending Advance is based on a curious story by Yasujiro Ozu, in which an examination of the quotidian problems of...

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Unending Advance

1959

Across the Darkness

0/0

A journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed during a local election campaign.

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Across the Darkness

1961

Love and Life

0/0

Contemporary musical drama film by Yasuzo Masumura.

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Love and Life

1964

Fools at Work

0/0

A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.

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Fools at Work

1955

The Phantom Horse

0/0

Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.

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The Phantom Horse

1942

Horror of the Fifth Columnist

0/1

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Horror of the Fifth Columnist

1957

Mangorō Tengu

0/0

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Mangorō Tengu

1933

Gion Shigure

0/0

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Gion Shigure

1956

Fighting Fire Fighter

0/0

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Fighting Fire Fighter

1956

娘の修学旅行

0/0

An uproarious human-interest comedy about the love between a father and daughter of a good-natured sandwich man, set against the backdrop of the glamo...

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娘の修学旅行

1956

Nenneko Shain

0/0

A handsome and pure-hearted employee who thought he was single actually has a secret child. His girlfriend, a beautiful secretary, and the high-mainte...

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Nenneko Shain

1960

Scarred Yosaburo

0/0

The film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with mistress of the gang boss. Despite the physical and emotiona...

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Scarred Yosaburo

1962

The Actress and the Three Rascals

0/0

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The Actress and the Three Rascals

1967

Swift Current

0/0

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Swift Current

1961

五人の突撃隊

0/0

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五人の突撃隊

1963

When Women Lie

0/0

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai" (K...

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When Women Lie

1960

Bonchi

7/2

Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give t...

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Bonchi

1951

歌う野球小僧

0/0

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歌う野球小僧

1951

のど自慢三羽烏

0/0

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のど自慢三羽烏

1959

The Cast-Off

0/0

The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his w...

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The Cast-Off

1936

Theater of Life: Youth Version

0/0

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Theater of Life: Youth Version

1962

Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda

0/0

The salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job than this, this cheerful song comedy is set to the hit m...

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Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda

1962

鉄砲安の生涯

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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鉄砲安の生涯

1960

Victory and Defeat

0/0

After the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura), recommends Yamanaka (Hiroshi Kawaguchi), who is no longer in t...

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Victory and Defeat

1956

Bridge of Japan

7.3/3

Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic melodramas—a...

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Bridge of Japan

1962

Red Love, Green Love

0/0

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Red Love, Green Love

1965

Seisaku's Wife

7.286/21

On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of po...

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Seisaku's Wife

1947

Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

0/0

A hospital melodrama where the conflict between love and friendship rules the faith of the protagonists.

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Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu

1959

The Most Valuable Wife

7.5/4

In the forties in Japan, a group of brilliantly qualified university students are selected to break all ties with their previous lives and form the Ja...

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The Most Valuable Wife

1951

Kiri no yoru no kyōfu

0/0

A dead lover returns as a ghost

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Kiri no yoru no kyōfu

1951

Hibari no komoriuta

6/1

Hibari no komoriuta (ひばりの子守唄, literally "Hibari's Lullaby") is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Koji Shima. The movie is based...

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Hibari no komoriuta

1964

The Money Dance

0/0

Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him for...

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The Money Dance

1962

Order of Yakuza

0/0

Order of Yakuza

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Order of Yakuza

1962

Otoko to onna no sei no naka

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Otoko to onna no sei no naka

1962

Ashita au hito

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Ashita au hito

1963

The Red Water

0/0

Comedy drama film

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The Red Water

1962

Danchi fujin

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Danchi fujin

1962

Fūshinraishin

0/0

1962 Japanese movie

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Fūshinraishin

1945

Who Is the Criminal?

0/0

1945 Japanese movie

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Who Is the Criminal?

1962

Closing Time

0/0

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Closing Time

1959

Beauty the Enemy

0/0

In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city.

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Beauty the Enemy

1964

ホラ吹き太閤記

0/0

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ホラ吹き太閤記