Movies

An outlaw pushes the residents of Edo's red light district to rebel against a growing number of stifling, moralistic laws.

A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.

When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts. On one...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series.

The story follows a humble merchant from Tohoku who travels to Tokyo to fulfill his dream of buying goods directly from wholesalers. During his stay,...

An Ishiro Honda film.

Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who crosses paths with an assassin (Tetsuya...

Kurama Tengu uncovers a suspicious gold robbery tied to a political scheme within the shogunate. As he follows the clues, hidden alliances,...

Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at...

A young factory worker struggles to figure out what she wants to do with her life.

After a promotion brings new professional challenges, a diligent employee is pulled into corporate matchmaking and a high-stakes business conflict...

Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned...

Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash. His impulsive decision...

The daughter of a former Miss Universe winner finds success as a fashion model in Tokyo following the death of her fiancé.

A colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the Genroku Era. Tojuro, an extremely popular actor, feels...