Akira Sera

30 yılını bir masanın başında mühür basarak ve hiçbir iş yapmayarak geçirmiş olan Bay Watanabe 1 yıldan az ömrü kaldığını öğrenince, o güne dek hiç yaşamamış olduğunu hisseder. Ancak yaşama duygusunu kolay kaybetmeye niyetli değildir.

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.

Efsanevi savaşçı Miyamoto Musashi hayatının erken döneminde gözü yükseklerde olan bir hayduttur. Film, bir kanun kaçağı ve sonunda onun gerçek bir samuray oluşunu anlatıyor.

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.

When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works.

Based on the story "Uwaki no tabi" ("Affair Journey") by Keita Genji.

Keiko yıllarca fahişe olarak çalışmış, artık işletmeci olarak geri plana çekilmiştir. Ama aşık olduğu adamla bile hayatını birleştiremediği ve tam anlamıyla ekonomik olarak da çıkmazları aşamadığı ve değerlerinden de ödün vermediği hayatı, Keiko üzerinden yıkık ve buruk bir Japonya portresi çizer bize.

When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miyagi, tries to honor his dying wish to rescue his sister. Upon finding Kaoru at a party working as a geisha and later rescuing her from committing suicide, Col. Miyagi allows her to move in with him. Over time, the two grow close, but in spite of Kaoru's growing feelings for him, Col. Miyagi is unable to bring himself to return her love. On the night of his deployment to war, Col. Miyagi finally admits his feelings for Kaoru, but will they ever be able to enjoy a peaceful life together now that a very violent and bloody military revolt is under way...

A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife. He doesn't and after the war, she turns up and the affair resumes.

An Ishiro Honda film.

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

Story of an ex-sailor, caught up in a murder mystery involving gold dust buried in Manchuria, while romancing a woman whose father may be the center of the intrigue.

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

A drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.

In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan. Although made by a U.S. independent film company, this film was based on a Japanese Toho monster film of 1958, "Daikaiju Varan", from which all of the monster effects scenes and a few incidental dramatic shots were edited into it.

In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a sex worker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets a teacher and falls in love.

A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and constant setbacks as they chase survival and dream of a better future.

With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Koji Tsuruta stars as a Kamikaze squad leader who has second thoughts about suicide runs. He becomes torn between his own morality and his duty to his country when he must deal with a pilot under his command who refuses to complete his mission.

1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.

Based on the novel "Kyokatsu" ("Blackmail") by Ichiro Kashiwara.

An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.