Masao Katô
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A youthful film depicting the sexual awakening of a boy who has just entered adolescence and his heartbreaking romance during the summer holidays with a young sprightly girl.
Love Is in the Green Wind
During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's only living heir, now a skilled ninja, uses sorcery to avenge the murders of his parents.
Ninja's Weapon
Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.
Silence
The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view of history.
Himiko
Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various people they meet on their journey, including a policeman in pursuit of a thief, a young child and a woman who is to be sold into prostitution.
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.
The Ball at the Anjo House
Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.
Double Suicide
Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob.
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
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Hearts A-Flutter
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The Big Ambition
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Haru no Wakakusa
The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Merciless Blade Part 2
Representing a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a conservative prosecutor of the benefits of Japan's democratized post-war legal system.
Victory of Women
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Ai no Noutan
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Odoru ryûgûjô
The backstage romances of an egotistical singer and his under-valued manager, a lovelorn bandman and a nude dancer.