Shin'yō Nara
There Was a Father
as DoctorShuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite...
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Street of Violence
as KoizumiAn attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police...
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The Ball at the Anjo House
as uncreditedAfter Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their...
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Woman of Tokyo
as KinoshitaRyoichi and Chikako, brother and sister, live together. Chikako toils during the day and, at...
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The Rose on His Arm
as Factory bossIgnoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world...
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Marching Song
as uncreditedA Japanese wartime film directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
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A Brother and His Younger Sister
as Yōkichi HayashiA man who works late hours at a deadening job lives together with his wife and his younger...
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Nobuko
as Genjuro HosokawaA spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking...
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A Mother Should Be Loved
as OkazakiA young man discovers that the woman who raised him is his stepmother. His stepbrother, who is...
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Warm Current
as uncreditedAdaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a...
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Thirteen Eyes
as uncreditedSecond film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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Crimson Dream
as uncreditedTetsuji Takechi's third film is based on two short stories by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. The film...
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Victory of Women
as uncreditedRepresenting a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a...
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No Blood Relation
as Shunsaku AtsumiAn actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of...
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First Steps Ashore
as MasaEarly Japanese sound film, a remake of Josef von Sternberg’s DOCKS OF NEW YORK set in Yokohama.
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Aiyoku no sabaki
as uncreditedMotoko Fujikawa works in the Seisen Church as an assistant to pastor Maki Inokichi. Motoko falls...
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Vermilion and Green
as uncreditedA businessman’s daughter falls in love with one of her father’s employees.
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Dancing with a Mask
as uncreditedJapanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.
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A Full Life
as uncreditedA woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest...
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Silver Stream
as Eisaku Nagashima, secretaryMichiko gets pregnant after a rape. She marries a boring business partner of her father to avoid...
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Introspection Tower
as DirectorA reformatory in the remote countryside houses 200 delinquents and problem children. The...
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Eclipse
as SaidaThe story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and...
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Twenty-Year-Old Youth
as FurukawaThe film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged...
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Young Miss Executive
as uncreditedA President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old...
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Spring Thunder
as uncreditedEiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at...
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Men vs. Women
as uncreditedA musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of...
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A Primer on Marriage
as His brotherBored in his marriage, a dentist flirts with a young woman on a train. However he soon finds...
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Until the Day We Meet Again
as FatherA young man falls in love with a prostitute and is disowned by his family. He is then drafted,...
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My Elder Brother
as Sumako's brother-in-lawJyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the...
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New Woman Question and Answer
as uncreditedJie (Michiko Kuwano) attended a women's university with the financial support of her geisha...
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The Woman’s Reflective Pool
as Monjiro FujikuraTozai Electric president Minamoto (Yanagi) is about to be pursued by the public prosecutor's...
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Haha machi gusa
as uncreditedAsako works in a hostel for troubled young women. When a beautiful young girl is brought in one...
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The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
as uncreditedTwo people are fascinated by a sculptor's statue. The film is lost.
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