Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow
A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantically involved with his dead lover's twin sister, but more complications arise thanks to a chance encounter with a clan of shape-shifters.
Zegen
At the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved in empire-building throughout East and Southeast Asia. After a brief career as a low-level military adventurer, Iheiji sets up chains of brothels throughout Asia. As Japan's power in the region grows, so does Iheiji's prosperity and patriotism.
Kamisamaga kureta akanbô
Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objects to the idea. One day, someone leaves behind a six-year-old child at their door, claiming that Shinsaku—or four other men—is the child's father! Sayoko and Shinsaku set out on a journey to find the real father.
Sensou to seishun
An auto repairman's daughter questions him about what happened to her aunt during the war, but the father remains reticent. Finally the man opens up, and the girl is able to piece together her aunt's tragic story.
Aka chôchin
A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings.
Ninja hichô: Fukurô no shiro
Movie adaptation of the 1959 ninja novel. With war against Korea looming on the horizon, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the 'Taiko' becomes the target of an assassination attempt to be carried out by the Iga Clan of ninja spies. Master spy Juzo Tsuzura (Ryutaro Otomo) is assigned the task, but first he must defeat a former Iga spy who has become a traitor, and outwit the treacherous woman that is trying to seduce him.
Gonza the Spearman
The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokugawa Period, a time in which appearances are very important. Gonza competes with Bannojō for the honor to perform the tea ceremony to celebrate the birth of an heir to the lord of their clan. To see the sacred tea scrolls Gonza promises to marry the daughter of the family which possesses them, even though he is unofficially engaged to another. When studying the scrolls with Osai, the mother of the house, Bannojō sneaks into the house and steals their obis and runs through the town proclaiming the two as adulterers.
Vengeance Is Mine
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
Sharaku
A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold drawings, and nurtures him despite persecution and betrayal. The film explores the eternal relationship between artist and producer, and describes the emanicipation of a man who refuses to let himself become the plaything of power and money.
Moonlight Serenade
After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Haikei, Kuruma Torajiro sama
Mitsuo, unhappy in his new job as a shoe salesman, is invited to a festival and is introduced to a friend’s sister. Tora-san meanwhile helps an injured housewife on her yearly vacation.
Profound Desires of the Gods
Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.
The Gate of Youth
Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. Shinsuke's father dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a kind Korean and a Harley-riding yakuza.
Himiko
The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view of history.
Rhapsody in August
An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing stirs buried memories and moral questions. When an American nephew from Hawaii visits, the family confronts grief, guilt, and the possibility of reconciliation across generations.
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Tomu Uchida
Director
Chôichirô Kawarasaki
as
Eijirô Yanagi
as
Hashizô Ôkawa
as
Abe no Yasuna
Ryûnosuke Tsukigata
as
Onono Yosifuru
Shôhei Imamura
Director
Ken Ogata
as
Iheiji Muraoka
Mami Kumagai
as
Kino
Mitsuko Baishô
as
Shiho
Yôichi Maeda
Director
Kaori Momoi
as
Sayoko Morisaki
Tsunehiko Watase
as
Shinsaku Miura
Leo Morimoto
as
Tatsuo
Tadashi Imai
Director
Toshiya Fujita
Director
Rie Yokoyama
as
Hiroyuki Nagato
as
Middle-aged man
Kumiko Akiyoshi
as
Yukie Shimokawa
Masao Oda
as
Minoru Ôki
as
Gohei
Masahiro Shinoda
Director
Shima Iwashita
as
Osai
Misako Tanaka
as
Oyuki
Haruko Katô
as
Oyuki's nanny
Kazuko Shirakawa
as
Sachiko Yoshizato
Kimiko Yo
as
Hiroyuki Sanada
as
Tonbo
Shirô Sano
as
Utamaro
Masahiko Nishimura
as
Michiko Hada
as
Komachi
Hidetaka Yoshioka
as
Mitsuo
Sei Hiraizumi
as
Noriko's husband
Chikako Hosokawa
as
Rentarô Mikuni
as
Nekichi Futori / the chained son
Keiko Takahashi
as
Piano Teacher
Sayuri Yoshinaga
as
Shinsuke's stepmother
Tatsuya Nakadai
as
Yuki, Shinsuke's father
Masao Kusakari
as
Takehiko
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Richard Gere
as
Clark
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