Hideji Hōjō

7.2 MovieStruggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954

7.2 MovieAfter years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to...

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955

7.2 MovieA humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also...

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956

8.0 MovieTale of tragic love between samurai and princess during Heian period.

A Warrior's Flute

1955

7.5 MovieIn the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night, Kazuhiko's wife...

Sound in the Mist

1956

9.0 MovieShogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of becoming the Shogi...

The Grand Master

1948

7.0 MovieA man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him.

The Swamp

1956

8.0 MovieThe film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional shogi player...

The King

1962

10.0 MovieDirected by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a moving look at the lives of women of tenacity and resilience.

Geisha in the Old City

1957

6.0 MovieTane, the lady proprietor of an inn for amorous couples, lives there with her three children. When her eldest daughter loses her fiancé due to the fact her mother is...

When It Rains, It Pours

1957

5.0 MovieA fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.

First Love of Okon

1958

8.0 MovieAdaptation of novel.

Zoku ôsho

1963

10.0 MovieFloating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn from parts of the famous Genji monogatari by Lady Murasaki.

Floating Vessel

1957

7.0 MovieBased on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman in the Taisho era.

Itohan Monogatari

1957

MovieA dead lover returns as a ghost

Kiri no yoru no kyōfu

1951

Movie

現代インチキ物語　ど狸

MovieSakata Sankichi, an amateur shogi player living in the slums of Osaka, is so obsessed with the board game that he spends all of his family's money to keep playing in...

The King

1973

MovieFilm about a station master's romance with a young prostitute.

Turtledove

1957