Movies

A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.

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

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

Slice of life film centered on a couple of years in the life of a rural high school girl.

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

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

The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .

A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the...

1962 Japanese movie

Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.

Describes the oppressed life of the crab fishermen and their final revolt which is bloodily suppressed by the Royal Navy.

An elderly woman, Ume Matsumoto, complained to the First Investigation Department that her son Hirasaka, who runs a shoe store, had disappeared. The...

Students in a small rural school love their poor but unconventional teacher Mr. Matsukuma, although he is misunderstood by most of the villagers and...

Japanese family drama.

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly...