Movies

A newspaper reporter's search for his girlfriend's missing father lead him into heart of the criminal underworld of Yokohama's Chinatown.

A youth lyrical story of pure love of a girl who grew up in the Kyoto Gion quarter, with a geisha mother and sisters Maiko and a college student.

depicts the human drama of the residents of a local town, centering on the married couple who run Jidaiya—an antique shop located in Oimachi,...

The story tells of the adoration of Sasuke for his mistress, the blind samisen-teacher Shunkin, who treats him imperiously and subjects him to cruel...

Everything goes wrong when Jiro tries to break up his mother's relationship with a business man. The young rebel Jiro has to deal with an environment...

In the Okawa household, Miharu is the breadwinner, while her husband, Soma, handles the domestic chores. One day, a poor student couple moves into...

Set in Shibuya in 1949, this is another film based on real life former yakuza boss Noboru Ando's memoirs.

In the early Shōwa era, university student Gōji Murata boards with the Itō family, old friends of his late father. One day, the...

One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand...

This short comedy concerns the extramarital affair of a drugstore owner. It is based on a popular song by the star of the film, Frank Nagai.

A youth film starring Kōji Wada and Mayumi Shimizu

Wild-hearted mechanic boy Iwaki falls in love with the innocent but gang tied Michiko.

Kyoichi Kageyama, a TV station reporter, is always getting into trouble. But when he gets his hands on a TV that shows the “news of the next...

The movie depicts the complicated romantic feelings of a woman who is attracted to a man other than her fiancé.

Nikkatsu finally responds to Suzuki's growing discontentment by giving him a bigger budget and a better script. This episodic collection of "real...

On summer vacation, university student Shintaro gets involved with a magic troupe as they travel from festival to festival.

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to...

1962 Japanese movie

Winter holidays at the university. Eikichi visits a city in the north of the country, the hometown of Yuko, a classmate for whom he has feelings....