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7.2

♡ 6

Masao Oda as

Eijirô Tôno as Kurihara

Isuzu Yamada as Landlady

Tomo'o Nagai as Okada

A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and sell the building through illicit means.

Beautiful Days

1955

6.8

♡ 3

Drama

Hitomi Nozoe as

Fujio Suga as

Sadako Sawamura as

Eijirô Tôno as Imanishi's father

Masaki Kobayashi directs this romantic drama concerning a family of florists.

Inn of Evil

1971

7.2

♡ 6

based on novel or book

Masao Mishima as Funayado Tokubei

Tatsuya Nakadai as Sadashichi

Kei Yamamoto as Tomijirô

Kei Satô as Yohei

The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn (the one that the title refers to), the head-quarters of a group of smugglers, with stolen money intended to ransom his loved one who is forced to work in a brothel.

Samurai Rebellion

1967

8.3

♡ 23

100%

93%

based on novel or book

Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Bunzo Sasahara

Toshirô Mifune as Isaburo Sasahara

Masao Mishima as Sanzaemon Yanase

Yoshirô Aoki as Takazo Komiya

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.

The Thick-Walled Room

1956

7.1

♡ 4

60%

based on memoir or autobiography

crime against humanity

Takeshi Katô as

Shinichirô Minami as

Unpei Yokoyama as

Kô Mishima as Yokota

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.

I Will Buy You

♡ 2

Fujio Suga as

Reiko Minakami as

Minoru Ôki as Gorô Kurita

Eijirô Tôno as Ogushi

A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.

Harakiri

1962

8.6

♡ 68

100%

Yoshio Inaba as Jinai Chijiiwa

Rentarô Mikuni as Kageyu Saito

Masao Mishima as Tango Inaba

Yoshirô Aoki as Umenosuke Kawabe

Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.

The Inheritance

1962

7.4

♡ 6

Tatsuya Nakadai as Kikuo Furukawa

Kunie Tanaka as Man in bar

Misako Watanabe as Rie, Senzô's wife

Yûsuke Kawazu as Sadao

A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.

Kwaidan

1964

7.9

♡ 44

91%

89%

anthology

based on novel or book

Kenjirô Ishiyama as Father

Jun Tazaki as Kannai's Colleague #1

Yoshirô Aoki as (segment "Chawan no naka")

Kappei Matsumoto as (segment "Kurokami")

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

1961

8.8

♡ 38

Hideko Takamine as Hinanmin no Onna

Nobuo Kaneko as Kirihara Gôchô

Fujio Suga as Nagata Taii

Yûsuke Kawazu as Terada Nitôhei

After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

1959

8.5

♡ 38

conscientious objector

Kenjirô Uemura as Bannai Jôtôhei

Takashi Ebata as Kanamori - Nitôhei

Yûsuke Kawazu as Terada Nitôhei

Kaneko Iwasaki as Tokunaga Kangofu

Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959

8.5

♡ 29

73%

95%

conscientious objector