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    Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow 1962 POSTER

    Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow

    1962

    Japanese

    7.2

    7

    Drama

    Fantasy

    japan

    Romance

    Tomu Uchida Tomu Uchida Director Chôichirô Kawarasaki Chôichirô Kawarasaki as Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Hashizô Ôkawa Hashizô Ôkawa as Abe no Yasuna Ryûnosuke Tsukigata Ryûnosuke Tsukigata as Onono Yosifuru
    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.
    An Actor's Revenge 1963 POSTER

    An Actor's Revenge

    1963

    Japanese

    7.3

    9

    95%

    82%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    japan

    remake

    samurai

    suicide

    sword fight

    Kon Ichikawa Kon Ichikawa Director Eiji Funakoshi Eiji Funakoshi as Heima Kadokura Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Hiromi-ya Raizô Ichikawa Raizô Ichikawa as Hirutaro Ayako Wakao Ayako Wakao as Namiji
    In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
    Ginza Cosmetics 1951 POSTER

    Ginza Cosmetics

    1951

    Japanese

    7.0

    6

    54%

    54%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    cosmetics

    Drama

    geisha

    single mother

    tokyo, japan

    Mikio Naruse Mikio Naruse Director Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Hyôbei Sugano Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Seikichi Kineya Ranko Hanai Ranko Hanai as Shizue Sayama Masao Mishima Masao Mishima as Tasuzô Fujimura
    A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.
    Maboroshi no uma 1955 POSTER

    Maboroshi no uma

    1955

    Japanese

    6.4

    2

    Action

    Drama

    Kôji Shima Kôji Shima Director Koreya Senda Koreya Senda as Hamamura Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Hyogoro Onishi Bontarô Miake Bontarô Miake as Yasuke Shiraishi Ayako Wakao Ayako Wakao as Yuki Shiraishi
    Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.
    The Tattered Wings 1955 POSTER

    The Tattered Wings

    1955

    Japanese

    6.7

    2

    Action

    Drama

    Romance

    Keisuke Kinoshita Keisuke Kinoshita Director Hideko Takamine Hideko Takamine as Fuyuko Terada Takahiro Tamura Takahiro Tamura as Keizô Ishizu Kuniko Igawa Kuniko Igawa as Kimiko, Fuyuko's sister Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Shunsuke's father
    A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense childhood sweetheart.
    The Tale of Zatoichi 1962 POSTER

    The Tale of Zatoichi

    1962

    Japanese

    7.6

    13

    100%

    87%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    chambara

    Drama

    japan

    samurai

    sword fight

    yakuza

    Kenji Misumi Kenji Misumi Director Hajime Mitamura Hajime Mitamura as Hanji of Matsugishi Ryûzô Shimada Ryûzô Shimada as Shigezô of Sasagawa / Sasagawa yakuza boss Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Sukegorô of Iioka / Iioka yakuza boss Masayo Banri Masayo Banri as Tane / Tatekichi's sister / Seisuke's ex-lover
    The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
    The Eagle of the Pacific 1953 POSTER

    The Eagle of the Pacific

    1953

    Japanese

    6.9

    5

    Action

    Drama

    History

    pacific war

    pearl harbor

    tokusatsu

    War

    world war ii

    Ishirô Honda Ishirô Honda Director Koreya Senda Koreya Senda as Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Premier Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai Rentarô Mikuni Rentarô Mikuni as Staff Officer
    Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.
    The Scent of Incense. Part 1 1964 POSTER

    The Scent of Incense. Part 1

    1964

    Japanese

    7.4

    3

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    geisha

    mother and daughter

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    taisho

    taishō period

    Keisuke Kinoshita Keisuke Kinoshita Director Yoshio Inaba Yoshio Inaba as Eiji Okada Eiji Okada as Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Hotel owner Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Ikuyo
    After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.
    The Life of Oharu 1952 POSTER

    The Life of Oharu

    1952

    Japanese

    8.1

    19

    100%

    89%

    Action

    concubine

    courtesan

    despair

    Drama

    feudal lord

    memory

    prostitution

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Forger Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Katsunosuke Hisako Yamane Hisako Yamane as Lady Matsudaira Masao Mishima Masao Mishima as Taisaburo Hishiya
    In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
    What Is Your Name? Part III 1954 POSTER

    What Is Your Name? Part III

    1954

    Japanese

    6.5

    3

    Drama

    Romance

    Hideo Ôba Hideo Ôba Director Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Hitomi Nozoe Hitomi Nozoe as Haruyo Ichikawa Haruyo Ichikawa as Toshiaki Konoe Toshiaki Konoe as
    Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again, but Haruki departs to Europe.
    What Is Your Name? Part II 1953 POSTER

    What Is Your Name? Part II

    1953

    Japanese

    6.4

    2

    Drama

    Romance

    Hideo Ôba Hideo Ôba Director Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Hitomi Nozoe Hitomi Nozoe as Fujio Suga Fujio Suga as Mie Kitahara Mie Kitahara as
    Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.
    What Is Your Name? 1953 POSTER

    What Is Your Name?

    1953

    Japanese

    6.9

    2

    78%

    78%

    Action

    Drama

    Romance

    Hideo Ôba Hideo Ôba Director Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Hitomi Nozoe Hitomi Nozoe as Fujio Suga Fujio Suga as Haruyo Ichikawa Haruyo Ichikawa as
    Machiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge during the Great Tokyo Air Raid in March 1945. Machiko and Haruki pledge to meet again at the bridge in six months but part without asking each other’s names.
    Destiny's Son 1962 POSTER

    Destiny's Son

    1962

    Japanese

    7.0

    4

    Action

    bakumatsu

    Drama

    edo period

    jidaigeki

    Kenji Misumi Kenji Misumi Director Yoshio Inaba Yoshio Inaba as Giichirô Ikebe Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Ooinokami Matsudaira Raizô Ichikawa Raizô Ichikawa as Shingo Takakura Toshio Hosokawa Toshio Hosokawa as Yasutoshi 'Tootôminokami' Makino
    In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks on the path of the masterless samurai in search of vengeance and a path beyond his own ignominious origins.
    A Japanese Tragedy 1953 POSTER

    A Japanese Tragedy

    1953

    Japanese

    7.3

    1

    Action

    aunt

    Drama

    english teacher

    post war

    shrew

    suicide

    uncle

    Keisuke Kinoshita Keisuke Kinoshita Director Fujio Suga Fujio Suga as Fujita Masami Taura Masami Taura as Haruko's son Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Iwami Sanae Takasugi Sanae Takasugi as Mrs. Akazawa
    At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home. They gradually reject her in search of the material comforts that working as a maid cannot provide. The mother's despair becomes interminable.
    Fuunji Oda Nobunaga 1959 POSTER

    Fuunji Oda Nobunaga

    1959

    Japanese

    6.9

    1

    Action

    Drama

    History

    jidaigeki

    oda nobunaga

    samurai

    sengoku bushō

    sengoku period

    Toshikazu Kôno Toshikazu Kôno Director Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Ryûnosuke Tsukigata Ryûnosuke Tsukigata as Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô as Katsuo Nakamura Katsuo Nakamura as
    Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy military governor with land holdings in Owari province. Nobunaga lived a life of continuous military conquest, eventually conquering a third of Japanese daimyo before his death in 1582. Telling the story of his rise to prominence as he leads an army of 4,000 men against the 40,000 troops of Lord Imagawa Yoshimoto to prevent the arrogant daimyo from crushing the Oda clan and taking control of the entire nation. From a newly restored anamorpic widescreen print, this is the ultimate warlord movie.
    Bridge of Japan 1956 POSTER

    Bridge of Japan

    1956

    Japanese

    6.7

    4

    Drama

    Romance

    Kon Ichikawa Kon Ichikawa Director Ayako Wakao Ayako Wakao as Ochise Eiji Funakoshi Eiji Funakoshi as Shinpachiro Kasahara Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Shinpachiro Kasahara Ryûji Shinagawa Ryûji Shinagawa as Shinso Kuzuki
    Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic melodramas—and re-evaluate it as a tanbi-ha work of decadence, aestheticism, and intrigue. Ichikawa's film presents the tragic plot of the young geisha who is unable to enact her love for a man publicly in any way other than a histrionic story of torment, a heart-rending tale of lovers being crushed by fate. Instead, Ichikawa shows the contest of wills that transpires as two geisha, Oko and Kiyoha fight for the top spot in Nihonbashi, the pinnacle of the Tokyo geisha world. Nihonbashi is an elegant, if steely, exposition of manners. The young doctor, Shinzo Katsuragi, is the object of affection for both women, but appears to be more the choice reward for the plotting and thieving of these two early modern superwomen, than a lover they swoon over.
    Twin Sisters of Kyoto 1963 POSTER

    Twin Sisters of Kyoto

    1963

    Japanese

    7.1

    3

    Drama

    dual role

    Noboru Nakamura Noboru Nakamura Director Kakuko Chino Kakuko Chino as Geisha Girl Teruo Yoshida Teruo Yoshida as Ryusuke Mizuki Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Sohei Mizuki Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Sosuke Otomo
    In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins bring bad luck, so the sister was abandoned at birth. Later her parents tell her that her sister was kidnapped. The woman doesn't believe this and when she eventually meets her twin, both women are involved in love affairs. The merchant's daughter is seeing an educated fellow. Trouble ensues when she begins suspecting that he may be more interested in her sister.
    The Tale of Zatoichi Continues 1962 POSTER

    The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

    1962

    Japanese

    7.2

    5

    100%

    88%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    japan

    samurai

    sequel

    sword fight

    yakuza

    zatoichi

    Kazuo Mori Kazuo Mori Director San'emon Arashi San'emon Arashi as Kai Yoshida Tomisaburô Wakayama Tomisaburô Wakayama as Nagisa no Yoshiro Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Sukegoro Hanoka Masayo Banri Masayo Banri as Tane
    Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.
    The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice 1952 POSTER

    The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

    1952

    Japanese

    7.6

    14

    93%

    89%

    Action

    arranged marriage

    Drama

    husband wife relationship

    lie

    marital tensions

    niece

    tokyo, japan

    Yasujirô Ozu Yasujirô Ozu Director Kôji Shitara Kôji Shitara as Koji Yamauchi Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Naosuke Yamauchi Keiko Tsushima Keiko Tsushima as Setsuko Yamauchi Mie Kitahara Mie Kitahara as Waitress
    The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.
    Miss Oyu 1951 POSTER

    Miss Oyu

    1951

    Japanese

    7.4

    2

    death in childbirth

    Drama

    japan

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Eitaro Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô as Kusaemon Yûji Hori Yûji Hori as Shinnosuke Seribashi Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Shizu
    Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of her husband's family. Oyu convinces Shinnosuke and Shizu to marry so that she can remain close to Shinnosuke.
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