Tatsuya Jo

Thief Yaheiji (Keizo Kanie) helped a dying young samurai (Hiroaki Murakami), after recovering, he lost his memory and returned to Edo under the name of Yataro Tanigawa. Yaheiji meets Yataro again in Edo, by which time Yataro has become a dark hunter (Hired Assassin). The boss of thieves to whom Yaheiji obeys is killed, and Yaheiji participates in the battle to take his place Yataro helps him defeat and save his life, and Yaheiji also tries to save Yataro from the world of assassins... The drama "Dark Hunter" is based on the novel by Shotaro Ikenami, who is best known for his TV series Onihei Hankacho, Kenkaku Shobai and Fujieda Baian's Shikake-nin. The film version directed by Hideo Gosha is well known, but this version is more faithful to the original.

原作は手塚治虫の同名漫画。監督をりんたろうが務めた。キャラクターのデザインが漫画のデザインとかなり違う印象に仕上がっていて、ファンの間で物議をかもした作品。 鳳凰を探し求めて歩く天才彫物師・茜丸は、山中で盗賊の我王に出会い、右腕を斬られてしまう。茜丸は必死に修業に励んで彫物師として復帰し、大仏建立の責任者となる。一方、我王は美しい妻を手に入れるが、猜疑心から彼女を斬り殺してしまう。ある日、茜丸は天皇に献上する彫物を彫ることになった。だが、献上物を彫る人物はもうひとりいた。その人物は、なんとあの我王だった…！

The Story of the three Japanese castaways Otokichi, Kyukichi and Iwakichi. After their ship the Hojunmaru was damaged, they drifted to America and landed on the US-Westcoast in 1834. They had the wish to return to Japan, a long journey was awaiting them.

An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both interviews and Ozu-related locations) shot by Ozu's long-time camera-man (who came out of retirement to work on this). Surprisingly (or perhaps not), it focuses less on Ozu's accomplishments as a film-maker than on his impact on the lives of the people he worked with..

物語は、広島県広島市舟入本町（現在の広島市中区舟入本町）に住む国民学校2年生の主人公・中岡元（なかおか げん “以下、ゲン”）が、当時日本と交戦していたアメリカ軍により1945年8月6日に投下された原爆で、父・大吉（だいきち）、姉・英子（えいこ）、弟・進次（しんじ）の3人を亡くしながらも、たくましく生きる姿を描く。

Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and bring a high priest back to Japan with them. The film tells the tale of the four monks' youth and the life and times of the high priest Ganjin.

高価な機械の体を手に入れた富裕層が、生身の体のままの貧しい人々を迫害している未来の地球。貧しい少年・星野鉄郎はスラム街で、機械の体を無料でくれるというアンドロメダ星に行くことを夢見て暮らしている。ある日、鉄郎は、アンドロメダ行き超特急列車“銀河鉄道”のパスをくれるという美女“メーテル”に出会う。彼女に母の面影を見た鉄郎はメーテルに同行することを決める。

After working his way up from the oppressed peasant class, the rogue ninja Kamui must struggle to free himself from the iron fist of his own clan. He travels through all the country running from ruthless killers who have traveled to the ends of the Earth to destroy him. The movie version of the ninja anime based on Sanpei Shirato's manga.