Acting
An adaptation of the famous 16th century novel, Journey to the West.
This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the main supply wagons and the supply troops to transport materiel to the Uesugi army. To this are added episodes involving an itinerant woman.
Baseball comedy.
Minako, a ballerina who has been dating since her school days, and Koheta, a banker. It was Koheta who was finally about to get married as a result of his promotion, but just then, a big change occurs in Minako's body..
A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives.
Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a ruthless loan shark and a mounting family debt. As the parlor faces ruin, the narrative weaves through slapstick antics, musical numbers by Enka legends, and surreal interviews with real-life cultural figures. A chaotic "blueprint" for the Pachinko subgenre, this musical dramedy captures the obsession and desperation of the silver balls.
Japanese adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's play "Marius", set in early XXth century Japan.
1944 war movie
Lavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in love with a snake goddess in human form.
Ren Yoshimura directed this Daiei melodrama that was based on the novel entitled "Pandora's Box" by Dazai Osamu.
A small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates.
Also Known As: Otogi's Voyage Around the World
1961 Japanese movie
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
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A wealthy family will not allow the military to grow crops on their fields due to their superstitious beliefs about their son's illness.
Released on the same date as Shochiku's version.
This film focuses on Koreans living in Japan. The filmmaker’s humanism comes across in the portrayal of a girl living in a shabby tenement, the warmth of a Korean girl she meets, and the friendliness of this Korean girl’s family.
