Fuyuki Murakami
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The Scent of Incense
1964-05-24
The Scent of Incense
Overview: After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-05-24
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The Lovelorn Geisha
1960-07-12
The Lovelorn Geisha
Overview: A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in his years in Siberian labor camps and considers himself 'already dead'.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-12
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Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0
1978-07-22
Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0
Overview: The Iron Cross Army are sabotaging oil-tankers with the help of their monster, the Sea-Devil, a semi-mechanical anthropomorphic swordfish with an ability to shoot torpedoes from its mouth. Spiderman employs the help of the interpol agent Juzo Mamiya to help him stop the Iron Cross Army.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-07-22
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The Mysterians
1957-12-28
The Mysterians
Overview: In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling women, claiming to be pacifists. Mankind must decide whether to capitulate or to resist.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Drama Thriller War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-12-28
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Ichi ka bachi ka
1963-06-16
Ichi ka bachi ka
Overview: The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-06-16
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Wedding March
1951-12-28
Wedding March
Overview: Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-12-28
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The Crimson Sky
1962-03-21
The Crimson Sky
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-21
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Battle in Outer Space
1959-12-26
Battle in Outer Space
Overview: In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on Earth, using rays to manipulate gravity and control the minds of men. In response, a global council meeting is held to determine the source of the attacks and prepare a rocket ship armada for a counter-attack, a true battle in outer space. . . The film is a sequel of sorts to Toho's THE MYSTERIANS in the reprise of the Etsuko Shiraishi character of that film as its heroine. It was edited to 74 minutes for its American release.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-12-26
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Yasugorō shusse
1953-04-15
Yasugorō shusse
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-04-15
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Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
1992-01-15
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Overview: A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school's sumo team. He is aided by a group of misfits who must team together to defeat their rivals or face disgrace and the disbandment of the sumo club.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-01-15
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Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957-12-17
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Overview: Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-12-17
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Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957-07-19
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Overview: Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-07-19
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Godzilla
1977-01-01
Godzilla
Overview: A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of the original Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version, "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!" (1956), plus WWII newsreel footage and clips from other science fiction films. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called "Spectrorama 70" consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film's opening and ending also features new music composed by musicians Fabio Frizzi, Franco Bixio, and Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958-12-07
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Overview: 1958 Japanese movie
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-12-07
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Farewell Rabaul
1954-02-10
Farewell Rabaul
Overview: A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life. Seeking the companionship of any woman who will have them, they spend their days indulging in every fantasy in order to escape the overwhelming fear of death looming just over the horizon.
Genres: Romance War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-02-10
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The Human Vapor
1960-12-11
The Human Vapor
Overview: A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks to fund the career of his girlfriend, a beautiful dancer. The Human Vapour is ruthless in his quest for money and kills anyone who stands in his way, especially police. He soon becomes Tokyo's most wanted criminal. Can he be stopped before he kills again?
Genres: Science Fiction Crime Drama Romance Thriller Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-12-11
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Invisible Man
1954-12-29
Invisible Man
Overview: When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to bring a dangerous gang to justice.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller Mystery Horror Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-12-29
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All is Well
1955-01-29
All is Well
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-01-29
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The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
1974-11-22
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
Overview: Terry Sugury is hired to recover one of two tapes containing a formula for making heroin for a price of 200 dollars a pound. But he gets double crossed. So he wants the tape back.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-11-22
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Third Class Executives
1952-05-30
Third Class Executives
Overview: 1950s Japanese comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-05-30
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Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961-04-09
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Overview: An early Okamoto yakuza film, though it's not in the Underworld series (along with The Last Gunfight and The Big Boss) despite being alternatively known as "Death of the Boss." While Okamoto did not write this film and took on the project because he was assigned and "just doing [his] job" according to an interview with Chris Desjardins in Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film, he did express a general excitement about working in action cinema (which shows through in this film's energy.)
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-04-09
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965-12-19
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Overview: Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. As Glenn investigates, he develops a romance with Miss Namikawa and uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-12-19
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Varan the Unbelievable
1962-12-07
Varan the Unbelievable
Overview: In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan. Although made by a U.S. independent film company, this film was based on a Japanese Toho monster film of 1958, "Daikaiju Varan", from which all of the monster effects scenes and a few incidental dramatic shots were edited into it.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-07
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Godzilla
1954-11-03
Godzilla
Overview: Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
Genres: Thriller Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-11-03
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Rodan
1956-12-26
Rodan
Overview: Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-12-26
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Ikiru
1952-10-09
Ikiru
Overview: Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-10-09
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Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
1975-11-01
Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
Overview: Based on the life of artist Yumeji Takehisa
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-11-01
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Sudden Rain
1956-01-14
Sudden Rain
Overview: A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-14
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Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project
1990-04-14
Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project
Overview: Theatrical version of episode 17 of Ultra Q TV series.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Mystery Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-04-14
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Fancy Dance
1989-12-23
Fancy Dance
Overview: Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, he learns to adjust. Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock 'n' roll roots.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-12-23
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The Secret of the Telegian
1960-04-10
The Secret of the Telegian
Overview: Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-04-10
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Phoenix
1947-12-11
Phoenix
Overview: A Japanese war widow recalls her love affair with her deceased husband.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1947-12-11
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Tokyo Profile
1953-07-08
Tokyo Profile
Overview: A motley cast of characters, including a human billboard and a shoeshine girl, help a 5 year old girl after she is separated from her mother on the crowded streets of Ginza.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-07-08
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Falling into the Evening
1998-11-07
Falling into the Evening
Overview: Rica and Kengo have been living together for the past four years. It's been a very happy time for Rica; the only dark spot being an accident she caused during a shoot for a commercial in which Kengo's good friend, Shibata, nearly lost his life. The memory of this event weighs heavily on Rica's conscience. One night Kengo tells Rica that he has fallen in love with a charming but inscrutable woman named Hanako.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-11-07
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Mr. Pu
1953-04-15
Mr. Pu
Overview: A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-04-15
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Stray Sheep
1955-08-31
Stray Sheep
Overview: 1955 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-08-31
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Varan
1958-10-14
Varan
Overview: When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-10-14
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Two in the Shadow
1967-11-18
Two in the Shadow
Overview: A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-11-18
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Foghorn
1952-03-03
Foghorn
Overview: A Japanese woman, the mistress of an American, falls in love with her servant.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-03-03
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A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948-09-18
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
Overview: Four unlucky pirates head to a weather tracking station set on a remote island with the intention of holding the weather trackers as hostages and assaulting their next incoming supply ship; but at the station they are told that a serious typhoon is on the way, so the ship will be delayed.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-09-18
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Great X
1948-05-07
Great X
Overview: A 1948 Japanese film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-05-07
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956-05-18
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Overview: During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-18
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Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu
1956-10-31
Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-10-31
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The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952-11-02
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
Overview: A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her from Osaka to her home village, where she is going to hold a memorial service for her father. Of course, the detective falls in love with his prey.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-11-02
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Adolescence Part II
1953-07-01
Adolescence Part II
Overview: A story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-07-01
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A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
1957-08-25
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
Overview: An Ishiro Honda film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-08-25
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A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957-07-09
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Overview: An Ishiro Honda film. The second part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the first film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-07-09
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The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959-03-21
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
Overview: An Ishiro Honda film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-03-21
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The Breed
2000-10-02
The Breed
Overview: Children born with special power. They seek blood for eternal life. And tonight, the victims ...!
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-10-02
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Strawberry Times 4: Kisaragi san shimai no gyakushū
1990-12-17
Strawberry Times 4: Kisaragi san shimai no gyakushū
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-12-17
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Happiness of Us Alone
1961-01-15
Happiness of Us Alone
Overview: The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and tribulations ... and joys.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-15
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Floating Clouds
1955-01-15
Floating Clouds
Overview: A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife. He doesn't and after the war, she turns up and the affair resumes.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-01-15
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Admiral Yamamoto
1968-08-14
Admiral Yamamoto
Overview: As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-08-14
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A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957-07-09
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
Overview: An Ishiro Honda film. The first part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the second film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-07-09
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The Eagle of the Pacific
1953-10-21
The Eagle of the Pacific
Overview: Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-10-21
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Adolescence
1952-08-28
Adolescence
Overview: Parent apathy to sexual education leads to various troubles for the young cast.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-08-28
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Youth of Heiji Senigata
1953-08-19
Youth of Heiji Senigata
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Genres: Drama History Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-08-19
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Forbidden Path
1952-07-08
Forbidden Path
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-07-08
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Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953-07-29
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
Overview: 1953 jidaigeki directed by Nobuo Nakagawa of Jigoku and Ghost of Yotsuya fame.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-07-29
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Girls in the Orchard
1953-09-15
Girls in the Orchard
Overview: Girls in the Orchard (1953) is about tension between the life of a family in a rural area with all the traditions (continuing family business, taking care of the land)-- and the modernity and lure of a life in the city.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-09-15
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はりきり社長
1956-07-13
はりきり社長
Overview: The third instalment in the Shacho Series.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-07-13
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The Last Gunfight
1960-01-03
The Last Gunfight
Overview: Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Kojin is the scene of fierce fighting between rival gangs. Fujioka is assigned to investigate the death of the wife of gangster Tetsuo Maruyama of the Kozuka gang, probably at the hands of one of the Oka gang. During a gang gunfight, Maruyama is rescued by Detective Fujioka and the two become friends. But Maruyama insists on avenging his wife's murder, even if it means conflict with his new friend.
Genres: Thriller Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-03
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Japan's Longest Day
1967-08-03
Japan's Longest Day
Overview: Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-08-03
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Tokyo Sweetheart
1952-07-15
Tokyo Sweetheart
Overview: Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys, a maker of costume jewelry, and a streetcorner artist all struggle to make their livings and to find happiness in difficult surroundings.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-07-15
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Life of a Country Doctor
1960-08-14
Life of a Country Doctor
Overview: A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and novel as removing a patient's kidney for the first time in Japan. Unfortunately for him, however, his wife's addiction to gambling is of such a magnitude that he is down to selling his underwear to make money. The image sticks and he becomes known as the 'underwear doctor.' On the other hand, his successful surgery's patient is so grateful he himself wants to become a physician.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-08-14
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Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957-03-14
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Overview: Obscure French version of the original Godzilla. The film combines elements of the original Toho version and the American King of the Monsters! in a unique assemblage exclusive to the Francophone market. Released by Les Films du Verseau.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1957-03-14
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Kwaidan
1992-08-21
Kwaidan
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Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-08-21
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The Wind Blows Twice
1952-02-14
The Wind Blows Twice
Overview: Kanae, who broke up with her husband and moved to her uncle's house, met two men when her father, a university professor, collapsed. Michihara, a wealthy man and Miyashita, a youth scholar. Kanae is attracted to Miyashita, but ...
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-02-14
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