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    Sound of the Mountain 1954 POSTER

    Sound of the Mountain

    1954

    Japanese

    7.7

    11

    94%

    94%

    Action

    adultery

    Drama

    dysfunctional marriage

    japan

    parent-in-law child-in-law relationship

    pregnancy

    tokyo, japan

    Mikio Naruse Mikio Naruse Director Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Tsuruko Mano Tsuruko Mano as Machiko Kitagawa Machiko Kitagawa as Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Ogata Kikuko
    An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.
    Daughters, Wives and a Mother 1960 POSTER

    Daughters, Wives and a Mother

    1960

    Japanese

    7.3

    7

    Action

    Drama

    family

    family business

    insurance policy

    loan

    money problems

    widow

    Mikio Naruse Mikio Naruse Director Akira Takarada Akira Takarada as Reiji Sakanishi, the younger son Hideko Takamine Hideko Takamine as Sakanishi Kazuko, Yuichiro's wife Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Sanae Sakanoshi, the eldest daughter Hiroshi Tachikawa Hiroshi Tachikawa as Shin Asabuki
    Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen insurance policy. Being childless, her former in-laws have no objection to her return to her own family.
    Repast 1951 POSTER

    Repast

    1951

    Japanese

    7.6

    8

    83%

    83%

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    marriage

    meal

    osaka, japan

    post war japan

    unhappiness

    Mikio Naruse Mikio Naruse Director Ranko Hanai Ranko Hanai as Koyoshi Dohya Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Michiyo Okamoto Yôko Sugi Yôko Sugi as Mitsuko Murata, Michiyo's sister-in-law Keiju Kobayashi Keiju Kobayashi as Shinzo Murata, Michiyo's brother
    Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.
    The Blue Mountains: Part II 1949 POSTER

    The Blue Mountains: Part II

    1949

    Japanese

    6.4

    2

    Drama

    Tadashi Imai Tadashi Imai Director Kamatari Fujiwara Kamatari Fujiwara as Masao Mishima Masao Mishima as Kokuten Kôdô Kokuten Kôdô as Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Yukiko Shimazaki
    Continuation of The Blue Mountains: Part I. Released a week later.
    Sudden Rain 1956 POSTER

    Sudden Rain

    1956

    Japanese

    7.2

    3

    86%

    86%

    Comedy

    Drama

    marriage

    neighbor

    niece

    unhappiness

    Mikio Naruse Mikio Naruse Director Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Fumiko Akemi Negishi Akemi Negishi as Hinako Haruko Tôgô Haruko Tôgô as Rin Ameyama Fuyuki Murakami Fuyuki Murakami as Taneda
    A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.
    The Blue Mountains: Part I 1949 POSTER

    The Blue Mountains: Part I

    1949

    Japanese

    6.7

    2

    Drama

    Romance

    Tadashi Imai Tadashi Imai Director Kamatari Fujiwara Kamatari Fujiwara as Masao Mishima Masao Mishima as Ichirô Ryûzaki Ichirô Ryûzaki as Tamao Numata Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Yukiko Shimazaki
    Teacher Yukiko finds herself in opposition to conservative faculty and villagers after defending a student for being in a relationship with a young man from Tokyo.
    Chushingura 1962 POSTER

    Chushingura

    1962

    Japanese

    7.5

    6

    Action

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    japan

    jidaigeki

    revenge

    samurai

    seppuku

    Hiroshi Inagaki Hiroshi Inagaki Director Hiroshi Tachikawa Hiroshi Tachikawa as Aminori Uesugi Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Genba Tawaraboshi Akira Takarada Akira Takarada as Gunbei Takada Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Riku
    After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
    Tokyo Twilight 1957 POSTER

    Tokyo Twilight

    1957

    Japanese

    8.0

    32

    100%

    92%

    Action

    book trsnslator

    daughter

    Drama

    mahjong

    post war japan

    sibling relationship

    tokyo, japan

    Yasujirô Ozu Yasujirô Ozu Director Fujio Suga Fujio Suga as Masami Taura Masami Taura as Kenji Kimura Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada as Kisako Aijima Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Takako Numata
    Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.
    The End of Summer 1961 POSTER

    The End of Summer

    1961

    Japanese

    7.7

    11

    brewery

    Drama

    family relationships

    kyoto, japan

    sake

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    Yasujirô Ozu Yasujirô Ozu Director Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Akiko Hisaya Morishige Hisaya Morishige as Isomura Eiichirou Akira Takarada Akira Takarada as Teramoto Tadashi Reiko Dan Reiko Dan as Yuriko, her daughter
    The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.
    The Three Treasures 1959 POSTER

    The Three Treasures

    1959

    Japanese

    6.4

    6

    4th century

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    Drama

    emperor

    epic

    Fantasy

    prince

    Hiroshi Inagaki Hiroshi Inagaki Director Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Goddess of Anenouzume Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Ootomo Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Prince Yamato Takeru
    The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived. But Ouso prevails in the mission and returns to his father's castle under a new name, Prince Yamato Takeru. Otomo plots to have the Prince sent into even greater danger, but Otomo is unaware that the gods have favored the Prince and the outcome is far from what any of them expected.
    No Regrets for Our Youth 1946 POSTER

    No Regrets for Our Youth

    1946

    Japanese

    7.1

    14

    100%

    73%

    1930s

    Action

    Drama

    flower arrangements

    kyoto, japan

    student protest

    Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa Director Akitake Kôno Akitake Kôno as Itokawa Eiko Miyoshi Eiko Miyoshi as Madame Yagihara, the prodessor's wife Kokuten Kôdô Kokuten Kôdô as Mr. Noge, Ryukichi's father Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Yukie Yagihara
    After her anti-fascist professor father is dismissed, Yukie navigates love, political repression, and wartime upheaval—ultimately forging her own path in pre- and post-WWII Japan.
    Tokyo Story 1953 POSTER

    Tokyo Story

    1953

    Japanese

    8.1

    64

    100%

    93%

    Action

    beach

    Drama

    dream

    dreams

    fish

    gift

    live action

    Yasujirô Ozu Yasujirô Ozu Director Keijirô Morozumi Keijirô Morozumi as Junsa Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Noriko Hirayama Toyo Takahashi Toyo Takahashi as Rinka no saikun Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Sanpei Numata
    The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
    Late Autumn 1960 POSTER

    Late Autumn

    1960

    Japanese

    7.9

    21

    100%

    87%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    bungled plot

    Comedy

    co-worker relationship

    co-workers relationship

    Drama

    literature

    widow and widower

    Yasujirô Ozu Yasujirô Ozu Director Fujio Suga Fujio Suga as Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Akiko Miwa Miyuki Kuwano Miyuki Kuwano as Michiko Yoshie Minami Yoshie Minami as Sakae Kuwata
    A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.
    Early Summer 1951 POSTER

    Early Summer

    1951

    Japanese

    8.0

    23

    100%

    92%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    family relationships

    marriage proposal

    matchmaking

    post war japan

    post world war ii

    Romance

    tokyo, japan

    Yasujirô Ozu Yasujirô Ozu Director Toyo Takahashi Toyo Takahashi as Nobu Tamura Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Noriko Mamiya Ichirô Sugai Ichirô Sugai as Shukichi Mamiya Kuniko Igawa Kuniko Igawa as Takako
    A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.
    The Idiot 1951 POSTER

    The Idiot

    1951

    Japanese

    7.1

    11

    60%

    73%

    blizzard

    dostoevsky

    Drama

    jealousy

    love triangle

    post war japan

    Romance

    snow

    Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa Director Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Denkichi Akama Masayuki Mori Masayuki Mori as Kinji Kameda Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Taeko Nasu Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Tohata
    A gentle, war-shattered ex-soldier, Kinji Kameda, arrives in wintry Hokkaidō and is pulled into a volatile tangle of love and pity between the disgraced Taeko Nasu, the proud Ayako, and his possessive friend Akama. Kameda’s saintly compassion exposes everyone’s wounds, steering the quartet toward jealousy, violence, and inexorable tragedy. Adapted from Dostoevsky’s novel.
    Late Spring 1949 POSTER

    Late Spring

    1949

    Japanese

    8.2

    33

    100%

    92%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    Drama

    post world war ii

    serene

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    Yasujirô Ozu Yasujirô Ozu Director Masao Mishima Masao Mishima as Jo Onodera Yoshiko Tsubouchi Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Kiku Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Noriko Somiya Toyo Takahashi Toyo Takahashi as Shige
    Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.
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