Shōji Yasui
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Minarai ShikanKaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his...
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The Burmese Harp
as MizushimaIn Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises...
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The Fall of Ako Castle
as UemonThis is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie...
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The Moon Has Risen
as ShōjiMokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple...
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Rusty Knife
as Prosecutor KaritaUdaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district...
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The Conspirator
as uncreditedYoung lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime,...
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The Heart
as Hioki JiroIn the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon...
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Fangs of Night
as uncreditedA young doctor discovers that the city hall of records has a record of his death. He and some...
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The Black Current
as uncreditedA reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company,...
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Mist and Shadows
as uncreditedThe film adaptation of the bestseller of the same name by Tsutomu Mizukami. A large-scale...
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Yakuza Princess of Edo
as Shogun IemitsuTsukitaro, a young man who comes to Edo, meets a blind girl named Ochiyo. Ochiyo 's father, the...
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Honno-Ji in Flames
as uncreditedThe plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by...
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The Samurai of Edo
as uncreditedThis historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during...
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Good-for-Nothing
as uncreditedYoshida's first feature follows the lives of young students against a background of jazz,...
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Temptation
as Sôhei TadokoroShokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an...
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Love in the Mountains
as uncreditedA mother and her daughter who run a quiet mountain hotel, and guests who visit the hotel. A girl...
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
as Horigome KazumaA princess seeks adventure and true love, with help from her loyal servant.
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Harbor Rats
as uncreditedA scrap iron carrier arrived at Tokyo bay. The ship swarmed with the stevedores, the souvenir...
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Yearning
as uncreditedFamed onnagata (a man who plays women's parts in Kabuki) Tamasaburo Bando follows up on the...
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Detective
as uncreditedThe first film with Tetsuro Tamba as a detective. An exciting drama about the pursuit of a...
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Saigo no totsugeki
as uncreditedA narrative depicting the appearance of soldiers scattered in Rabaul during the Pacific War. The...
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A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
as uncreditedThe epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the...
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The Seasons of Love
as ShimizudaniA family is slowly falling apart: the father is absent from the start, the mother a kept woman...
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Hibari is Fashion Crazy
as uncreditedUnder a decree by the Shogun, people of all classes are forced to lead a frugal lifestyle. ...
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Forbidden Lips
as uncreditedA youth lyrical story of pure love of a girl who grew up in the Kyoto Gion quarter, with a...
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Unripe Fruit
as uncreditedA youth lyrical painting depicting a sensitive young man with rich poetic feelings focused on...
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Mahiru no wana
as KenOn his way to Tokyo one night, a truck driver picks up a country girl and has his way with her...
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The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
as uncreditedIn the fourth film in this exciting series, and the first since losing his left eye, Yagyu Jubei...
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Okinawa no Tami
as uncreditedWith the background of the Battle of Okinawa, he draws a semi-documentary image of each...
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Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat
as uncreditedRampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a...
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
as uncreditedHe was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not...
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Little Tengu
as uncreditedA story about a tomboy, Otoshi, who is good at singing, dancing and fencing.
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Hot Corner Murder
as ArashiProsecutor Takayama investigates the sudden death of a third baseman in the middle of a game.
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Akō Rōshi
as Mouri Koheita"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit...
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Konya Uchu no Katasumi de
as uncreditedThis love comedy is set in New York, where a Japanese beautician (Naoko Iijima) is courted by...
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