Toki Shiozawa

A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Keiju Kobayashi

When Sergeant Okubo's brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the Second World War, Okubo poses as a war correspondent and...

Genre: War

Cast: Makoto Satō

A young girl gets adopted by a family that holds her like a slave and is later freed by a young man working for the family's company. 10 years later,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yuki Saito

A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Setsuko Hara

Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen insurance policy. Being childless, her former...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Setsuko Hara

From the point-of-view of the children, "Mother" tells the story of the most unappreciated, loving and giving mother, who would sacrifice her own...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jitsuko Yoshimura

The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Ryō Ikebe

A story about the lives of young aspiring dancers who strive to create their own musical about stray cats.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Yoko Oginome

A young rock singer is not appreciated by her band, and gets a postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". She takes what little money she has...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Carrie Hamilton

1955 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Shinji Yamada

When the Shogunates greatest secret is stolen, the fate of the nation hangs in the balance. The Shogunate sends an incompetent cop, Tanaka, to Kyoto...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Makoto Fujita

Yuzo Kayama plays the protagonist, a whale-hunting cannon manufactuing supervisor, whose brother is an automobile tester for Komatsu Motors which has...

Genre: Action

Cast: Yūzō Kayama

This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yoshitaka Zushi

A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks...

Genre: Science Fiction

Cast: Yoshio Tsuchiya

The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Beat Kiyoshi

Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world...

Genre: Science Fiction

Cast: Nick Adams

Laughter is brought about by a teacher-husband and student-wife couple.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Yuki Okazaki

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hideko Takamine

Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees...

Genre: History

Cast: Toshirō Mifune

A story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kyoko Aoyama

Hitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to tutor a wealthy young boy who has just become an orphan...

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Kyoko Koizumi

The prestigious private Sakuraryo Gakuen, which has a 90-year tradition, has now lost its glory to the ground, and the back organization of the...

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Cast: Kaori Fujise

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hideko Takamine

Master thief Lupin the Third is after the long-lost Gold of Babylon with the aid of his partners, Jigen and Goemon. They trek the globe, unraveling...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Yasuo Yamada

The Maccherone organization is out to get a priceless national treasure. But when they see third-generation cat-burglar Lupin as an obstacle,...

Genre: Action

Cast: Yûki Meguro

Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Izumi Yukimura

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ken Takakura

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Chiemi Eri

A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.

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Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

Gangsters Ken and Maki are rivals in the ticket-scalping game. They make an uneasy truce, but Ken wrecks the truce by agreeing to fix a boxing match...

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Cast: Toshirō Mifune

A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in...

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Cast: Yōko Tsukasa

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

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Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hisaya Morishige

Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly close to the bank clerk (Mifune Toshiro) she's asked...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hideko Takamine

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hitoshi Ueki

The life of a toilet-seller during the Japanese Economic Miracle.

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Cast: Ryō Ikebe

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Murasaki Fujima

Children's movie about a dog that can type messages into a word processor. When his owner is kidnapped, the canine summons his fellow dogs to help in...

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Cast: Gin Maeda

Remake of 1949 film

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tomokazu Miura

A woman remember's her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hideko Takamine

The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.

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Cast: Reiko Dan

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Hisaya Morishige

Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Frankie Sakai

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Cast: Junko Ikeuchi

1962 Japanese movie

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Toshirō Mifune

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Chiemi Eri

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Cast: Chōei Takahashi

1962 Japanese movie

Genre: Drama

Cast: Michiyo Aratama

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hisaya Morishige

1961 Japanese movie

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Cast: Yū Fujiki

Tells the story of Shintaro, a lawyer who quits his job to work at a camera factory, and his love adventures.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Matsumoto Hakuō II

Japanese drama.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yūzō Kayama

A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.

Genre: Music

Cast: Frankie Sakai

A young girl befriends an infant T-rex after her palentologist father nurtures a lair of lost dinosaur eggs.

Genre: Family

Cast: Yumi Adachi

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Yū Fujiki

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Akira Takarada

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Keiju Kobayashi

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Cast: Yuki Saito

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Cast: Kei Tani