Acting
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan that sends their son off to war. As such, it could be considered an anti-war movie, showing how, while war is devised by governments, the people do not really understand what war is, and its combatants often do not know what they are fighting for.
Kazuo Hasegawa's debut at Daiei.
Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He recommend Kinbei to offer it to his lord. Kinbei hesitates at first, since he knows the board has a mysterious legend surrounding it; it's believed that for every game played on the board, one death is required.
Japanese adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's play "Marius", set in early XXth century Japan.
A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.
The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass
Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao
A historical film that portrays the fervent and violent actions of young Army and Navy officers, such as the February 26 and May 15 incidents, in a semi-documentary style.
1930s Japanese film.
Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.
In postwar Japan, two sisters—a film studio script girl and a revue dancer—become swept up in the growing labor movement when workers around them strike for better conditions. As their conservative father opposes their activism, his own dismissal forces him to confront the realities of class struggle and join their fight for a fairer future. Now considered a lost film, Those Who Make Tomorrow was produced by Toho to promote unionization during Japan’s Allied Occupation.
A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taking the wrong course, the crime of seducing, and the crime of killing with laughter.
A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts snooping around, however, he finds himself reluctantly drawn in to the case.
A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief
No description available.
1946 Toho film directed by Kiyoshi Saeki
Directed by Daisuke Itō.
Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki
