Known for
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Women's Classroom
1959
NRCentered on a young college student who puts his youthful passion into developing true judo and the fiery mentor he admires and studies under.
The Birth of Judo
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
1954
NRA series of kidnappings is occurring right under the authorities’ noses as they desperately pursue the culprits. Could the typewritten ransom note reveal the culprit?
Kidnapper
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kanojo no tokudane
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha nami
1953
Film credits
1960s · 2 titles
1950s · 19 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Women's Classroom
1959
NRCentered on a young college student who puts his youthful passion into developing true judo and the fiery mentor he admires and studies under.
The Birth of Judo
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
1954
NRA series of kidnappings is occurring right under the authorities’ noses as they desperately pursue the culprits. Could the typewritten ransom note reveal the culprit?
Kidnapper
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kanojo no tokudane
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha nami
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Yobiko hoshi
1952
NRIn 1945, in a Shanghai filled with a palpable sense of unease as the war was still raging, Atsuko Kijima and Ryuji Kudo fell in love and exchanged promises of marriage. Ryuji was deployed shortly thereafter, and after the war ended, he was taken to Siberia as a prisoner of war. Atsuko, who had returned to Tokyo, clung to the promise she had made with Ryuji—that if he were safe, he would “come to the garden of St. Nicholas Cathedral at noon on Christmas Day.” Relying on that promise, she went to St. Nicholas Cathedral at noon on Christmas Day in both 1946 and 1947, but Ryuji never appeared.
Tokyo Elegy
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Sea of Beauty
1950
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha chigusa
1954
NRDue to obligation, they parted ways, but mother and child meet again in front of the father's grave.
Haha chidori
1951
8.0In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their apartment and begins to stir things up with her riotousness.
Dancing Girl
1957
8.0Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.
The Betrothed
1957
NR1958 Japanese movie
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha yamahiko
1952
NRMomoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also have another half sister in Kyôto, Wakako, whom they have not had. While Asako is a sweet young lady, Momoko, the eldest, goes out with whomever she wants, thus hiding the trauma caused by seduction and abandonment during the war by young Keita Aoki. One day Keita re-enters her life.
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bride Candidate
1957
NRReiko Minagawa leaves her home in Okayama to avoid an arranged marriage she doesn't want. Upon arriving in Tokyo, she calls Akira Isomura, a college student for whom she has feelings. Isomura is pleasantly surprised by her call, and promises to meet her at the train station entrance in about ten minutes. However, unaware that there are two entrances, the two of them spend hours waiting at different gates and are ultimately unable to meet.
Kokoro no nichigetsu
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Wasureji no gogo 8 ji 13 pun
1957
1940s · 19 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Love Shamisen
1946
NRThe first film produced by Daiei.
The March of the Restoration
1942
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ōsaka chōnin
1942
NRA spearman who had long admired the samurai rises up after learning of cruelty of the samurai class.
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
1946
NRExpressing the distinct personalities of the three daughters.
Three Pearls
1949
Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial.
Phantom Castle
1940
9.0Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of becoming the Shogi Grand Master Champion, everything is at stake – including his family. What will it cost for Sakata to follow his passion?
The Grand Master
1948
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tōkai suikoden
1945
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha koiboshi
1949
NRTsukinosuke narrowly misses capturing the lord of the phantom castle by a hair's breadth. The mountain map was with Kirisaku at the Ashiwara residence, belonging to the phantom gang. Tsukinosuke heads to the Ashiwara residence to rescue Kirisaku, but in the meantime, the Matsudaira residence is attacked by the phantom gang... (Existing version. Please excuse any deterioration in image quality due to original conditions.)
Maboroshijō kaiketsu-hen kizoji no gaika
1940
NRA tale of love and tears that blossomed in the shadow of the Seinan War.
Kodachi o tsukau onna
1944
NRThe undercover agent Tsukinosuke Kigurumi successfully escapes with Kirisaku, who possesses the coveted Shinshu Mountain map targeted by the phantom gang, but loses the key to unlocking it. The one who picks up the key is Osumi, a female courier. (Existing version. Please excuse any deterioration in image quality due to original conditions.)
Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū
1940
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Carriage Running in the Darkness
1947
NR1942 Japanese movie
Sandai no sakazuki
1942
NRA yakuza bodyguard is persuaded by Ōhara Yūgaku to take the farmers’ side.
Duel at Moonrise
1947
10.01942 Japanese movie
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
1942
NRFamed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family member.
Vengeance at Iga
1942
NRMt. Norikura's natural fortress, the phantom castle. A white-clad iron mask, offering prayers to the eerie triple-faced deity of the Sennjogadake Rocks - the lord of the phantom castle, scheming to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate that destroyed his lord. Sent by the shogunate to infiltrate Hida, Kigurumi Tsukinosuke's cover is blown... (Existing version. Please excuse any deterioration in image quality due to original conditions.)
Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio
1940
NRA ronin sets out on a journey with his horse, with no particular destination in mind. Re-released in 1953.
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki
1944
1930s · 3 titles
6.4A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.
The Letter
1936
Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.
Jiraiya
1937
8.0After being expelled from the Chiba Dojo , Hirate Zoshu , along with his acquaintances Tadaki Ganryu and Tamon Jubei, were hired as bodyguards by Sasagawa Shigezo, and became embroiled in a gamblers' feud known as the "Tenpo Suikoden.
Shunjû ittôryû
1939


