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Peigang, his family's only son for three generations running, is to be executed on account of larceny, but not without the intervention of his grandmother.
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Consecuencia directa de la 3a película. Oryu busca al niño ciego que ella olvidó y está implicada con una guerra de césped yakuza que ocurre en el Tokio Teatro.
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When Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do everything possible to have Honjo step down, which puts Itsuki between a rock and a hard place.
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Storm over the Yangtze River tells the true story of undercover intelligence agent "Yangtze Number One" and his colleagues in Jianli County of Hubei Province, who risk their lives to carry out the "Dead Bridge Plan" to secure the "Yangtze 180 Blockade". Li Lihua gives an iconic performance as a strong and charming agent of an intelligence unit, engaging in a risky mission to save her unit chief-cum-lover, who is regarded as a traitor but actually is a double-dealing agent against the Japanese occupation. The film garnered four awards at the 1969 Golden Horse Awards, including Best Leading Actor and Best Leading Actress.
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Japanese crime film
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Love-hate drama of three beautiful sisters in Ooku in Edo Castle.
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Temari, a geisha, dreams of opening a small restaurant with her little brother.
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The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
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In the fourth film of series, Secret Assignment, Raizo again plays the Jiro Shiina. This time he's out to discover who is spying for the British in the Foreign Ministry, under the code name “Cat's Eye”.
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Part two.
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Suzuko, a woman in her twenties who has a brother with political problems (due to communist reprisals), lives for over five years in a love affair with Tate who's a young lieutenant in the Army, ultimately becoming a right-wing fundamentalist revolutionary. She marries another man, one totally dedicated to the rigorous practices of Noh theatre, in an arranged marriage, but the bond that connects her with Tate is too strong.
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Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.
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The story of a selfless mother and her family throughout the decades, from th 1920's to the 1960's.
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Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
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Hanjiro, a one eyed vagrant arrives in Okinoshima to save the town from a violent Yakuza group with the help of six handicapped guys.
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Tokijiro has the unfortunate duty according to the code of the gamblers to join in the fighting when afforded a night’s stay and meals at the home of a town boss. Though he dislikes killing, the strength of his swordsmanship will be tested time and time again in the bloody tale.
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[Period covered: 1616] Kirigakure Saizo (Mist Saizo) returns for the final time as he sets out to assassinate Tokugawa Ieyasu in order to avenge the death of Lord Sanada Yukimura. But first he must contend with Ieyasu’s own ninja group led by the powerful Fuma Daijuro, who has a score to settle with the men of Iga that dates back 280 years to the war between the Genji and the Heike at the Battle of Dan-no-Ura. Tremendous fighting and great plot twists highlight this exceptional look into the lives of the mysterious ninja of Japan.
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[Period covered: 1616] Kirigakure Saizo (Mist Saizo) returns for the final time as he sets out to assassinate Tokugawa Ieyasu in order to avenge the death of Lord Sanada Yukimura. But first he must contend with Ieyasu’s own ninja group led by the powerful Fuma Daijuro, who has a score to settle with the men of Iga that dates back 280 years to the war between the Genji and the Heike at the Battle of Dan-no-Ura. Tremendous fighting and great plot twists highlight this exceptional look into the lives of the mysterious ninja of Japan.
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The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
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Tokizо, the boss of the Tenmaru-gumi group, assists Kikujiro, a traveler on the run. At this time, a tender is being held to conclude a contract for the construction of the railway. Tokizo, who made the highest bid, was bought by the head of the Wakatsuki section of the Kansai Railroad, who was thinking about the country, and won by suppressing Takebe-gumi, who used bribes. However, not everything went as smoothly as planned...
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The film is set in Kyoto at the end of the Tokugawa period, when there is a fierce clash between the supporters of the Emperor, who are fighting for the overthrow of the Shogunate, and the Shinsengumi squad, who are chasing them. Suddenly, a mysterious masked warrior appears, on a white horse he is called Tengu from Mount Kurama and he opposes the Shinsengumi.
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Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.
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Sixth film in the series. A little boy who just wants to be a carpenter is at the center of a plot that might topple -- or save -- a mighty Clan, and while the swords of some angry samurai may not cause Kyoshiro much trouble, the deadly wiles of two women may be more difficult to survive!
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Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The Domain" Each a stand alone film in it's own, none are connected other than starring the famous Ken Takakura as the main Character. This story begins with Ken Takakura's character coming to Osaka after his brother's death. Another exciting yakuza story with superb yakuza action!!
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Fifth film in the series. When Kyoshiro, in a moment of weakness, saves the life of a woman being attacked on the road, he quickly finds himself entangled in a conspiracy involving a corrupt chamberlain, a wily merchant, the survivors of a pirate gang, and a missing treasure trove.
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Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take over the territory. Masakichi will do all he can to protect and support the people. Ryutaro Kijima is senior son to Masakichi, though disowned, he keeps interest in the family from a distance. He will be there for his father and his hot tempered younger brother Katsuo, if they should need his loyal help.
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A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have their eye on Kyoshiro. The fact that a bunch of ruthless smugglers also want him dead is the least of his problems!
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The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.
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A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading. Meanwhile, the head-chopper's mother is busy knocking off the shogun's lawful heirs to secure the shogunate for her son.
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Sexta de las veintiséis películas basadas en el personaje de Zatoichi interpretado por Shintarô Katsu. En esta sexta entrega, un cofre con 1000 ryus en su interior perteneciente a unos aldeanos es robado. Zatoichi es acusado del robo ya que fue visto muy cerca del lugar de los hechos. Para limpiar su nombre, Zatoichi decide ayudar a los aldeanos a descubrir quién es el culpable del atraco e intenta recuperar el botín por todos los medios.
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Reiko es viuda, su esposo Morita ha muerto en la guerra, dejándola al cargo del negocio familiar, que cada vez pierde más clientes a manos de los grandes supermercados. Koji, hermano de Morita, regresa de Tokio, aparentemetne dispuesto a echar una mano pero complicará más las cosas.
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Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial adviser, Asahina, who's earned the wrath of the shogun's self-indulgent daughter for cutting off her allowance. The enraged princess promptly hatches a scheme to have Asahina bumped off -- along with his protector, Kyoshiro. Shiho Fujimura also stars in this installment of the enormously popular film series.
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A woman remember's her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.
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An entertaining historical drama featuring popular comedians from the Kansai region of the time, such as Makoto Fujita, Minoru Shiraki, and Gannosuke Ashiya. Raizo Ichikawa as the famous yakuza boss Jirocho.
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The great Okawa Hashizo, in one of his most powerful roles risks his life and limb to help save the lovely Onaka from a terrible lifestyle. Starting out as a down on his luck gambler, Hantaro refuses to accept punishment for running up a 10 ryo debt in a crooked dice game. Forced from his village he must go on the run and learn how to fend for himself. After 3 years on the road, his past finally catches up to him, when he gets spotted by a pair of gang members. The action heats up after he saves Onaka from committing suicide and the two find themselves battling all odds for survival. This is a serious film with a strong story and exciting sword action!
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Un hombre honesto se une a los Shinsengumi por respeto a su líder y porque quiere vivir y morir como un samurai. Sin embargo, a medida que su participación en el grupo aumenta, la realidad y el idealismo entran en conflicto mortal.
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Segunda de las veintiséis películas basadas en el personaje de Zatoichi interpretado por Shintarô Katsu. En esta segunda entrega, Zatoichi se encuentra a un hombre, el cual carece de un brazo por culpa de un ataque de Zatoichi, celoso de él ante la posibilidad de perder a su amada...
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Bunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death.
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A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.
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The son of an executioner and the assassin he loved yet murdered learns of his origins, leaving his foster parents to avenge his mother's death.
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La princesa Sen, hija de Ieyasu Tokugawa, se ve atrapada en la contienda entre las familias Tokugawa y Toyotomi. Cuando su padre el Señor Ieyasu Tokugawa ataca el castillo de su marido Hideyori Toyotomi su vida toma un repentino giro a peor.
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Drama sobre la vida de cinco hijas y la hijastra del dueño de una tienda.
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Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.
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One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.
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One of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds that he must take care of the wife and child of a yakuza he had been forced by the code of the gamblers to fight man to man. In a brilliant performance from super-star Ichikawa Raizo, with strong support from two of the greats from Toho, Shimura Takashi (7 Samurai) and Aratama Michiyo (Sword of Doom) the heartfelt story reaches new heights. Tokijiro, having learned the true nature of the boss to whom he was obligated for having spent a night and eaten at the gang's headquarters takes up arms against them in a running battle fought across the back roads of the entire nation. Another powerful rendition of this superb story, it is not to be missed!
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In "The Other Woman" the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have come to regard as their racy and slightly disreputable Ginza aunt is really their mother.
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Late romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.
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In Meiji era Japan a sixth grade boy is smart, likable and confident and owing to his academic success liked by his teacher. Things are not going well at home, however, where his father does not work leaving the mother to toil . With the boy's family having no money he cannot progress his education and has to drop out of school. A neighbour, who is a bookstore owner, offers the family money to allow the boy to continue his schooling, but the father is too proud to accept and rebuffs the offer forcing the boy to work.
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El asesino Tsuke Ryunosuke conoce a una mujer que se parece a su esposa asesinada Hama, y juntos tratar de evitar la venganza que buscan su hermano menor, Utsuki Hyoma de los Shinsengumi. Muchas figuras históricas se encuentran en esta película y supuestamente el carácter de Ryunosuke se basó en una persona de la vida real. Esta es la segunda de la trilogía.
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A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...
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Una madre soltera de campo que cría a un niño de 6º grado llega a Tokio, deja al niño para vivir con la familia de su tío, dirige una tienda de comestibles en dificultades y trabaja en una posada local. El chico se hace amigo de una chica, que resulta ser la hija del posadero...
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Set in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a celebrated historical case tried by magistrate Tadasuke Ooka, whose shrewd legal decisions became the stuff of legend. Okuma Shirokoya, the daughter of a lumber merchant in Edo (today’s Tokyo), embarked on an affair and was executed after conspiring with her maid to murder her husband. (Source: https://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/proiezione/shirokoya-komako/)
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This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi
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When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.
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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 his years in Siberian labor camps and considers himself "already dead."
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The film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with mistress of the gang boss. Despite the physical and emotional scars he now carries with him, Yosaburo falls for a young noblewoman. The rest of the film follows the two as they fend off attacks from gangs and the police.
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En una familia de clase media de Tokio, una de las hijas (Setsuko Hara) ha enviudado joven, y todos los miembros desean que vuelva a casarse. La madre es una anciana viuda que vive en una casa grande del centro de Tokio. Los hijos están deseando vender la casa, pero no saben qué hacer con su madre.
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A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and the beautiful lady in tragic love! A grand visual epic told with mesmerizing extravagance!
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A gorgeous tragic love picture scroll depicting a beautiful woman who weeps over her strange fate and falters in her search for true love!
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Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous revenge of the 47 Ronin.
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The monologue and mysterious death of a man who survived and returned from Iwo Jima. A newspaper reporter writes an article about "The Man from Iwo Jima" asking the people who were close to him about his character and the painful memories off all those involved.
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Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.
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Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.
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Film directed by Kenji Misumi.
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An Ishiro Honda film.
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The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps catches up to her.
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The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo Award for best actor Raizo Ichikawa.
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Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.
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This is the story of Gonpachi, a ronin who falls in love with the daughter of a man he had killed many years before.
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A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns out to be married and won't leave his wife. Her older brother tries to marry off his children and hang on to/ extend his farm through an advantageous marriage in the face of threatened land confiscation and the desire of his children to get comfortable urban jobs instead of the backbreaking work in the paddy fields under parental control.
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A beautiful girl who seeks revenge, disguises herself by dressing up in men's clothes, geisha, etc. A young swordsman helps her uncover the plot and take revenge.
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Anzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her suitors, until she marries a beginning writer named Ryokichi. Their life quickly sinks into despair.
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Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target of a merciless revenge.
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One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach Boy.
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From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves him, and the beautiful daughter of an enemy who’s sworn to kill him. Awa’s defenders willl stop at nothing to prevent the blood-soaked letter from reaching the shogun.
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This film was touted as its country's first full-length "nature documentary." Following the tradition established by Disney's "True-Life Adventures," the film transports the viewers to the loftiest heights of Japan's mountain ranges. Here, the hardy residents struggle for survival against the elements, and do a pretty good job of it (after all, they've been there longer than the audience has!) Especially well handled are the sequences involving the animal denizens of the snow-capped regions.
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A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive for success, takes up with a tailor who cannot console himself with her strong personality.
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Floating 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.
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A story of aristocratic star-crossed love.
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Melodrama about a young factory girl who "chooses riches over chastity".
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In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their apartment and begins to stir things up with her riotousness.
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Rika acaba de enviudar y está buscando trabajo. Su agencia de empleo la envía a una casa de geishas en la que necesitan a alguien que se ocupe de la limpieza y de la cocina. Conoce a Tsutayako, la patrona, quien acepta contratarla, pero se entera que la casa de geishas está retrasándose en el pago de sus facturas y que podría ponerse a la venta. (FILMAFFINITY)
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During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the Choshu and Satsuma clans. This is the story of Tsukigat Khanpayit, the sword maker of the Choshu clan, who, along with Katsuro Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma, sought to fulfill the dream of a new peaceful era in Japan. Can he realize his ideals or will he die in the chaos of internecine fights...
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The woman prison has a cast all with a story of their own and with no dull or routine day. There is an employee who is divorced after her husband had an affair. She loves the jailed criminals and almost sees them as family. One day at a workshop someone faints while working hard to make money because she has a poor boyfriend. Another inmate is knocked up Another is a mother and has her child with her.
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The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when her parents accuse him of cashing in on her misfortune.
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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 for a loan.
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The day to day life in an establishment for delinquent teenage girls.
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Upon discovering that her father has a mistress, a young girl befriends the "other woman" and her child. Realizing that her half-sister is doomed to being regarded as an outcast, the heroine sets about to spiritually legitimize the girl.
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A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.
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Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death of his mother.
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Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after Hayase lost his parents in a war. Hayase has been secretly married to Otsuta, a former geisha, and has been unable to tell Sakai of the marriage, aware as he is that Sakai wants him to marry his daughter, Taeko. Otsuta wants Hayase to tell Sakai about her, but understands the difficulty of his position. At a festival, Otsuta is mistaken for a pickpocket and taken to the police. Because of her background as a geisha, newspaper reporters eagerly delve into her past and report that she has been married to Hayase. Unaware of what has been printed in the papers, Hayase decides to tell Sakai about his marriage. Sakai shows the newspaper to him and orders Hayase to part with Otsuta. Given no chance to explain, Hayase accepts Sakai's order.
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Portmanteau film about young lovers.
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1955 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.
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Housewives from four neighboring households casually gather at an old well at Kaneko's house in a residential area on the outskirts of Tokyo. If two people come together, they will talk about selling kimonos, if three people come together, they will discuss food shopping, and when four people come together, there will be laughter. Focusing on four housewives who gather at the edge of the well, it depicts the daily life of each household.
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In the first group of Yoshitake Ichi and Taketatsu Sada Preparatory Training, the team leader was Sou Adachi, a veteran warrior with strict training. Yoshitake's father was called, and his mother lived in the house where he used to work, but Midori, a female student at that house, secretly loved Yoshitake.
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Un profesor de psicología universitario, Yamamoto, y su mujer Fumiko son padres de dos niños. Uno de ellos, Yudo, sufre de parálisis infantil y es objeto de burlas por parte de sus compañeros de escuela. Inspirados en la fuerza de voluntad de su hijo, la pareja decide emplear todos sus ahorros para fundar una escuela especial en la cual otros niños con el mismo problema puedan recibir atenciones y construir la necesaria autoconfianza con la cual enfrentar la vida.
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An Ishiro Honda film.
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Coach Shimamura of the hapless Sparrows baseball team is pleased to obtain a hot new pitcher named Onishi. But when Onishi begins a romantic relationship with the coach's daughter Michiko, Shimamura becomes angry with the young man, lashing out at him when he disobeys instructions during a game. In turn, Michiko becomes angry with her father, who becomes increasingly depressed. When a tragedy strikes the family, Coach Shimamura begins losing control of his life, just when his family and his team need him most.
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A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
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Shizuka, Eiichiro, and Mineko, their father and son, live modestly in a certain suburb, leading a dreary but happy life. Eiichiro is troubled by Shizuka's desire to live together in familiar Tokyo. Mineko is the exact opposite of Eiichiro. A literary masterpiece depicting the fateful sorrow and humor of a mother and child
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Yukiko y Tomioka fueron amantes durante la II Guerra Mundial, que pasaron en el sudeste asiático. Terminado el conflicto, Yukiko vuelve a Tokio en busca de Tomioka, al que cree divorciado, pero él sigue casado. A partir de ese momento su relación alterna separaciones y reencuentros, mientras otros hombres y mujeres pasan por sus vidas. (FILMAFFINITY)
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Based on the original work of Akutagawa Prize-winning writer Ashihei Hino, the film depicts the love of the proud geisha Nobukichi Hakata in the early Taisho era.
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Adaptation of the novel by Masao Kume.
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¿Cómo es la vida de una Geisha una vez su belleza se ha desvanecido y se ha retirado? Kin ha ahorrado dinero y se ha convertido en una rica prestamista, pasando sus días cobrando deudas. Incluso sus mejores amigas, Tomi, Nobu y Tamae, que eran sus compañeras Geishas, están ahora en deuda con ella. Para todas ellas, el glamour de sus jóvenes vidas ha pasado; Tomi y Tamae tienen hijos, pero sus hijos las han decepcionado. Kin tiene dos antiguos amantes que aún la persiguen; a uno lo quiere ver, y al otro no. Pero incluso el que recuerda con cariño, cuando aparece, resulta ser una decepción.
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Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter of Kan-ichi's debtor) is canceled to enable Miya to marry Tomiyama, a wealthy banker's son. In bitter despair, Kan-ichi breaks with his friends, drops his studies, and declares he has ceased to be human. He apprentices to a money-lender, and he's soon ruthless and wealthy. Several years later, Miya's in misery, her husband mistreats her. She goes to Kan-ichi to beg forgiveness; he pushes her away. He's now pursued by Akagashi, herself a cold-hearted loan shark. Can anything free Kan-ichi's hard heart from the golden demon
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An elderly woman devoted to her foster-daughter searches for a good husband for her.
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Shuichi, hijo de Shingo, un próspero hombre de negocios de Tokio, vive con sus padres y su esposa Kikuki en una confortable casa. Por las tardes, se queda a menudo en la capital, bebiendo y divirtiéndose con su querida. Kikuko aguarda pacientemente su regreso a altas horas de la noche. Shingo, hombre sabio y de talante moderno, es consciente de los desenfrenos de su hijo y compadece a la solitaria Kikuko. (FILMAFFINITY)
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Un hombre triste y preocupado, Reikichi Mayumi (Masayuki Mori), encuentra un nuevo trabajo cinco años después del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Él escribirá cartas de amor de otras personas. Sus ideas sobre el amor y sus principios personales serán probados cuando se reencuentra con su ex novia, Michiko (Yoshigo Kuga), una mujer con un pasado oscuro marcado por la guerra.
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En un pueblo campesino no muy lejos de Tokio, Akaza y su esposa Riki se preocupan por el porvenir de sus hijos. Inokichi, el primogénito, es vago y pendenciero. De las dos hermanas, la mayor, Mon, está en Tokio, y a la menor, San, intentan casarla con un comerciante local. Mon aparece un día anunciando que está embarazada. Inokichi, encolerizado, pelea con su hermana, a pesar de que ambos se llevaban muy bien durante la infancia.
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La joven y bella Eiko ha ido a refugiarse a un barrio de Kioto, a casa de Miyoharu, una geisha con muy buena reputación de la que Eiko quiere aprender. Ambas se hacen inseparables, pero una noche Eiko muerde a un cliente y las dos deben abandonar el barrio.
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Ten years into a marriage, the wife is disappointed by the husband's lack of financial success, meaning she has to work and can't treat herself and the husband finds the wife slovenly and mean-spirited: she neither cooks not cleans particularly well and is generally disagreeable. In turn, he alternately ignores her and treats her as a servant. Neither is particularly happy, not helped by their unsatisfactory lodgers. The husband is easily seduced by an ex-colleague, a widow with a small child who needs some security, and considers leaving his wife.
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En el Japón del siglo XVI, los campesinos Genjuro y Tobei venden sus vasijas de barro a un grupo de soldados en un pueblo cercano, desafiando la advertencia de un sabio local contra la búsqueda de ganancias en la guerra. La búsqueda de riquezas de Genjuro y de la misteriosa Lady Wakasa, así como el deseo de Tobei de convertirse en samurái, corren el riesgo de destruirlos a ellos mismos y a sus esposas, Miyagi y Ohama.
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Mr. Baku, a sandwich man, was familiar to his neighbors because he was a natural friend of Ryotaro Yanaka. Yoshie, the sign girl of the coffee shop, is the lover of Douta Kuraishi, the manager of Cabaret Orion.
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Film directed by Shima Koji and starring Wakao Ayako
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A married couple looking for an apartment move in with the husband's co-worker, a widower. The husband becomes jealous of the widower and his wife.
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An Ishiro Honda film.
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Kiyoko y su familia viven en el distrito central de Tokio. Tiene 23 años, es cobradora de autobús, pero anhela llegar a algo más en la vida. Su modelo es Katsuura, una inquilina que vive en su casa y que lee, pinta y escucha sus propios discos. Harta de las constantes rencillas de sus familiares por motivos económicos, se traslada a los suburbios y alquila una habitación a una anciana viuda.
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Takeo, una mujer caprichosa de la alta sociedad de Tokio, se aburre con su marido, un hombre tranquilo, que se ha educado en el campo, aunque ahora es ejecutivo de una empresa.
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'Madre' es la historia de una madre pobre y trabajadora, con un marido enfermo, que se sacrifica para mantener a su familia en los suburbios de Tokio. La película define "Shomin Geki", un género cinematográfico japonés que presenta una representación realista de la clase baja económica, contada con elementos de comedia ligera y melodrama. Esta es la obra más conocida del director Mikio Naruse, aclamado por los historiadores de cine japoneses como un igual a Kurosawa, Ozu y Mizoguchi, pero subestimado en Occidente.
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Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in postwar Japan.
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Narra la dura vida de Oharu, una mujer sometida a los convencionalismos de la sociedad feudal en el Japón del siglo XVII.
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A Japanese woman, the mistress of an American, falls in love with her servant.
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Japanese drama film.
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Five women classmates from a college in Tokyo are on the first stretch of a walking tour when one of them, Masako, falls ill at a railway station. Osen, a middle-aged maid from a nearby inn, takes her in and nurses her, assisted by Dr. Minami, a young physician who diagnoses her illness as a mild case of pneumonia. With Masako in good hands and needing a few days to recuperate, her classmates continue their tour. Masako’s recovery, however, is hampered by her spoiled and immature nature and her determination to punish the world for the loss of her mother.
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The troubled relationship between a writer and his ballet teacher wife, who has for years loved another man, finally leads to the breakup of the family.
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Setsuko se siente desgraciada al lado de su marido, un ingeniero alcohólico y sin trabajo. Ella estuvo siempre enamorada de Hiroshi, aunque nunca llegaron a prometerse, porque él emigró a Francia. Ahora, que ha regresado a Japón, la hermana de Setsuko intenta unirlos de nuevo. El único problema es que ella también está secretamente enamorada de él. (FILMAFFINITY)
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Adaptation of the original story by Hida Yoshiro, whose depiction of the world of the yakuza is unparalleled. Gisuke, a weather-beaten yakuza with nostalgia and memories of love in his heart.
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Melodrama by Kiyoshi Saeki
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An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.
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A 1948 Japanese film.
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En el Japón de la postguerra, un hombre encuentra en la calle a un niño perdido y lo lleva a su casa, pero nadie quiere acogerlo, ni siquiera por una noche. Finalmente, lo hace una viuda de agrio carácter. Al día siguiente, la mujer lleva al niño a su barrio y averigua que el padre se ha marchado a Tokyo y lo ha abandonando. (FILMAFFINITY)
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A hospital melodrama where the conflict between love and friendship rules the faith of the protagonists.
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Based on the short story The Psychological Test by Edogawa Rampo.
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