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6.9

♡ 3

Drama

History

Kazuo Mori Director

Eiji Funakoshi as

Raizô Ichikawa as Kira no Nikichi

Machiko Kyô as Okatsu

Ayako Wakao as Okiku

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.

Older Brother, Younger Sister

1953

7.2

♡ 5

older brother younger sister

Drama

extramarital affair

pregnancy

rural area

sibling relationship

Mikio Naruse Director

Masayuki Mori as Inokichi - the Brother

Eiji Funakoshi as Kobata

Machiko Kyô as Mon

Zenji Yamada as Toyogorô

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.

Floating Weeds

1959

7.9

♡ 19

96%

Yasujirô Ozu Director

Hitomi Nozoe as Aiko

Ayako Wakao as Kayo

Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Kiyoshi Homma

Machiko Kyô as Sumiko

When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

Tora-san's Heart of Gold

1976

6.8

♡ 3

Comedy

Yôji Yamada Director

Machiko Kyô as Aya Yagyû

Gin Maeda as Hiroshi

Fumi Dan as Masako Yagyû

Hisao Dazai as Umetaro

When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love with the teacher's mother.

Ruten no ôhi

1960

6.7

♡ 6

Kinuyo Tanaka Director

Eiji Funakoshi as Futetsu

Sadako Sawamura as Kazuko Sugawara

Tetsuya Watanabe as military engineer B

Machiko Kyô as Ryûko Korinkakura

Pu Zhe, the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko the daughter of an aristocratic family. To the surprise of all, a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops and is put to the test when Japan loses the war.

The Teahouse of the August Moon

1956

English

6.6

♡ 4

83%

65%

based on play or musical

Daniel Mann Director

Machiko Kyô as Lotus Blossom

Jun Negami as Mr. Seiko

Marlon Brando as Sakini

Harry Morgan as Sgt. Gregovich

In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.

The Face of Another

1966

7.8

♡ 12

86%

90%

Hiroshi Teshigahara Director

Robert Dunham as Foreign man in Bar

Machiko Kyô as Mrs. Okuyama

Yoshie Minami as Old Lady

Eiji Okada as The Boss

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.

Yôkihi

1955

7.1

♡ 11

75%

Kenji Mizoguchi Director

Masayuki Mori as Emperor Xuan Zong

Michiko Ai as Honghua

Chieko Murata as Lu-hua

Machiko Kyô as Princess Yang Kwei-fei

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.

Street of Shame

1956

7.8

♡ 13

80%

82%

Kenji Mizoguchi Director

Eiko Miyoshi as Kadowaki Saku, Yumeko's mother-in-law

Machiko Kyô as Mickey

Sadako Sawamura as Tatsuko Taya

Ayako Wakao as Yasumi

The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Rashomon

1950

♡ 82

98%

Akira Kurosawa Director

Machiko Kyô as Masako Kanazawa

Toshirô Mifune as Tajômaru

Masayuki Mori as Takehiro Kanazawa

Takashi Shimura as Woodcutter

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

Ugetsu

1953

8.1

♡ 33

100%

93%