In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who...

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

A corrupt businessman blackmails the lovelorn reprobate Atsushi into watching over his suitcase full of embezzled cash while he serves a jail...

1962 Japanese movie

Thriller directed by Seiji Maruyama

Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.

Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the...

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful...

The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the...

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and...

A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.

An Ishiro Honda film.

1960 Japanese movie