Stars: Eiko Miyoshi, Taiji Tonoyama, Chishû Ryû, Haruko Sugimura, Kuniko Miyake
Two boys observe fasting to persuade their parents to buy a television set...
Stars: Chieko Naniwa, Nobuo Nakamura, Fumio Watanabe, Chishû Ryû, Hisao Toake
A businessman gets into trouble with his eldest daughter because of her choice in a wife...
Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Sachio Sakai, Akira Tani, Senkichi Ômura
After a battle with rival gangsters, a petty gangster is treated by an alcoholic doctor. The doctor diagnosed the man with tuberculosis and convinced him to treat him. The two enjoy their friendship until the man's ex-boss is released from prison...
Stars: Chieko Naniwa, Saburô Date, Sumao Ishihara, Kanae Kobayashi, Hisao Toake
Hatsuko Umabuchi is a widow who runs a successful geisha house in Kyoto. His young daughter Yukiko returns from Tokyo after a failed suicide attempt following the separation of her love due to her mother's work. She has a secret relationship with young doctor Mutaba and...
Stars: Noriko Honma, Machiko Kyô, Reizaburô Yamamoto, Masayuki Mori, Kumeko Urabe
In Older Brother, Younger Sister, director Mikio Naruses adaptation of an oft-filmed popular novel by Saisei Murô, the eldest daughter (Machiko Kyô) of a rural family comes home pregnant, testing some already tenuous family bonds. Naruse shows his considerable skill at portraying household dynamics, filming Kyô in relaxed and/or reclining positions (indicative of her... Read all
Stars: Akitake Kôno, Koreya Senda, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Kunitarô Sawamura, Mitsusaburô Ramon
Special forces commander "Captain Tadamori" returns to Kyoto after defeating pirates in the West Sea of Japan. But because the authorities do not want to give influence to the soldiers, they ignore the request of the former emperor and do not reward him and...
Stars: Takashi Shimura, Akitake Kôno, Masao Shimizu, Haruko Sugimura, Ryô Ikebe
An anthology film in four parts: First Love, Fun Breakups, Too Much, Love Is Easy, and Circus of Love...
Stars: Seiji Miyaguchi, Nobuo Nakamura, Kazuo Kitamura, Haruko Sugimura, Sô Yamamura
Story 1: "The Thirteenth Night". Seki comes to his parents' house in the middle of the night and...
Stars: Sô Yamamura, Haruo Tanaka, Kumeko Urabe, Yuriko Hamada, Eijirô Yanagi
The film tells the story of a married and unhappy woman who has a strong interest in physical love and does not believe in spiritual love.
Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Kokuten Kôdô, Eiko Miyoshi
A post-war Japanese veteran suffering from mental health problems travels to the snow-covered island of Kamada, where he becomes involved in a love triangle with his best friend and a notorious woman...
Stars: Tôru Abe, Takako Irie, Chieko Nakakita, Fumie Kitahara, Fumiko Okamura
This valiant melodrama is the brilliant debut as a moviemaker of the great Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, who also has a small role in the story. Based on a screenplay by Keinosuke ...
Stars: Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Toshio Shimamura, Nobuo Takagi, Toshio Hosokawa
A pregnant woman survives a failed double suicide. She has a child from a man who committed suicide with her and is no longer alive.
Stars: Takashi Shimura, Itoko Kôno, Haruko Sugimura, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Sachiko Murase
The movie Spring Awakens is about the life of a young village girl who entered the last year of high school
Stars: Toranosuke Ogawa, Chieko Baishô, Akitake Kôno, Torahiko Hamada, Kin Sugai
A soldier returning from the war and his wife work hard so that their child can have a comfortable future. Their dream is to have a happy family.
Stars: Jun Tatara, Toshio Takahara, Yûnosuke Itô, Yôichi Numata, Kinuyo Tanaka
A young son has formed an idealized image of his father, who has not yet been returned from Russia. When they finally meet, they can't stand each other. The boy is more and more towards...
Stars: Ichirô Chiba, Keiji Sakakida, Hideo Shibuya, Keiichirô Katsumoto, Akitake Kôno
The hero Sabura is prevented from meeting Keiko due to various incidents.
Stars: Eiko Miyoshi, Chieko Nakakita, Shin'ichi Himori, Fumio Tooyama, Toshio Shimamura
A psychoanalytic film that is about the relationships of the members of a family and their understanding of the inability and ability to understand and communicate with each other, while each of them has their own weaknesses and strengths and they all run a beer shop.
Stars: Takamaru Sasaki, Yoshi Katô, Hisao Toake, Mutsuko Sakura, Toyo Takahashi
Tiko's new wife disappears on a business trip. He finds a postcard hidden in a book that may be a clue to his missing wife...
Stars: Fumio Watanabe, Hideo Kidokoro, Jun Hamamura, Kei Satô, Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
A rough young man seduces a free-spirited young woman and ends up using his hacking skills to pick the pockets of middle-aged men...
Stars: Fumio Watanabe, Teruo Matsuyama, Masayuki Mori, Kumeko Urabe, Akira Ishihama
A young woman becomes interested in a middle-aged man and a businessman, but things get complicated when he starts having feelings for his own wife.
