Movies

A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been...

Abashiri Prison is located in the coldest place in Japan. Two men, handcuffed together have escaped from the prison, one a yakuza, the other a petty...

Mayumi Ogawa stars in the tale of a Turkey miss—basically a prostitute who services men in Turkish baths—whose plans to get rich in the...

Mr. Mito, a former president of an instant food company, with two young men’s help, solves the quality problems and wins a big ramen contract...

1962 Japanese movie

Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some...

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

The first installment of Seven-Color Mask: King Rose.

A friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome private eye named Mitamura while both are investigating...

Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.

In this retelling of an infamous unsolved heist, a couple tries to outlast the statute of limitations after successfully stealing 300 million yen.

The Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a brusque, cold-hearted father and a submissive mother. The...

This film focuses on Okatsu; the adopted daughter of a master swordsman. She is a master with a sword herself and her talents far overshadow that of...

A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa...

One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.

Japanese comedy film.

Hibari Misora plays a singing guide, who is secretly in love, her fortunes turn for the worse when a gangster’s henchman hears her singing and...