
6.4
The Blue Mountains: Part II
IMDb: 6.4 1949 91 min
Continuation of The Blue Mountains: Part I. Released a week later.

6.5
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
IMDb: 6.5 1971 90 min
Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills, teams up with the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji and ...

6.2
Freelance Samurai
IMDb: 6.2 1957 87 min 3 views
One of Japanese folklore’s most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon ...

6.7
The Blue Mountains: Part I
IMDb: 6.7 1949 92 min 5 views
Teacher Yukiko finds herself in opposition to conservative faculty and villagers after defending a student for being in a relationship with a ...

7.2
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
IMDb: 7.2 1975 150 min 11 views
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the ...

7.8
Street of Shame
IMDb: 7.8 1956 87 min 8 views
The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

7.3
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
IMDb: 7.3 1955 103 min 9 views
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan’s greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has ...

7.6
A Geisha
IMDb: 7.6 1953 85 min 11 views
Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to ...

7.7
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
IMDb: 7.7 1952 116 min 9 views
The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.

5.9
Fireworks Over the Sea
IMDb: 5.9 1951 122 min 9 views
A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

7.6
Drunken Angel
IMDb: 7.6 1948 98 min 9 views
Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Sanada tries to ...