Movies

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

The corpse of a man is found in the Dobu River in Tokyo, the victim was a man named Genzaburo Sakai, who was engaged in debt collection. The shoe...

Yasugoro, goes to live in a quiet town where he falls in love with the priest's daughter-in-law. His does not declare his love because she is...

A sad love story between young Umihiko Kojima and a beautiful girl named Yukiko Shino.

Comedy of two brothers working at a local governmental office.

An upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love.

A martial arts master/detective investigates a series of murders and helps a deaf bathhouse attendant, Hisako.

1960 Toei film.

Fourth Moonlight Mask theatrical film.

Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...

A woman remarries after receiving official notification that her husband has died, but he returns.

1954 Theater of Life adaptation.

This movie depicts a familiar samurai Tange Sazen story realistically. Tange loses one of his eyes and arms in an attempt to recover a masterpiece...

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

A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to sell every seat. Before the play begins,...

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

In the former landfill, where construction is currently underway, the corpse of a middle-aged man with an unusual rosary in his hand was dug up. An...

When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.