A narrative feature made from a collage of clips from various films around the world.
Prime Minister
The film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps, and Masahiko Tsugawa as her unfaithful, sometimes partner. As well as showing her relationships with the man she loves and the men who employ her, it satirizes corruption and the influence of money in Japanese politics.
Kokei
Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death.
In a small town, high school students in their final year try to balance their studies while also playing together in a rock band.
Narration (voice)
A documentary about French illustrator Georges Bigot, who lived in Japan for 17 years and left behind many drawings depicting life and social conditions in the Meiji period.
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.
Eiji, also known as Choji, quits the shipyard to start Izakaya [Snack Bar] Choji with his wife Shigeko on the outskirts of Hakodate. Eiji once had a girlfriend by the name of Sayo, but she is supposed to be happily married to a pasture owner in the countryside. Then, suddenly one day Sayo shows up at Choji before opening. Sayo is still in love with Eiji. The story expressively portrays the lives of random Choji customers and the daily interaction between Eiji and Shigeko, while also focusing on the feelings between Eiji and his past girlfriend Sayo.
Self
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..
After the war-time government orders the disbanding of the Big-Six baseball league, the teams of Waseda and Keio universities play one final game before they are drafted into the armed forces and face the hardships of military service.
Shogen
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.
Tokugawa Mitsukuni
One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose travels around the nation are legendary has made it to the silver screen in a dynamic and exciting tale featuring megastar Toshiro Mifune as an expert swordsman drawn into the action to fight injustice. The Elder Lord travels about disguised as a retired merchant with his two trusty bodyguards Sukesaburo and Kakunoshin by his side and secret agent Yashichi close by. After a chance meeting with a dying man and young woman who had been brutally attacked, they set out for Kaga Province to wreak vengeance on the responsible parties. Don’t miss this exciting journey into Japanese history!
Kaemon Kito
A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.
태평양전쟁 말기 오키나와. 병력 증강은 꿈도 꿀 수 없는 상황에서 강력한 미군상륙부대와 맞서 싸우는 병사들. 군병원에 들어온 '히메유리'의 아가씨들, 철혈근황대(鉄血勤皇隊)가 된 학생들. 무고하게 희생된 수많은 사람들이 흘린 피가 흐르는 태평양전쟁 참극의 극전지 '오키나와'. 오키나와전의 전모를 오카모토 기하치 감독이 고발한다!
(2011년 한국영상자료원 - 오카모토 기하치 감독전)
The struggles of a low-ranking samurai (Nakamura) coming to terms with the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and the end of Japan's feudal age with the 1868 Restoration.
Admiral Chuici Nagumo
독일, 일본, 이탈리아의 3국 동맹계약 결성 후 일본 군부는 미 함대가 모여있는 핵심요지, 진주만의 기습 공습을 결정한다. 이 극비의 공습작전은 전투기들을 동원한 극비의 침투작전이었다. 비행사들의 맹훈련을 통해 진주만 기습작전을 빈틈없이 꾸민 일본 전투기들이 마침내 진주만을 향한다. 한편, 이를 상상도 못한 진주만 미국 사령관은 전투기들과 항공모함들을 한곳에 모아 배치해놓고, 방만한 휴가를 보낸다. 죽음의 D-데이. 진주만 상공에 도착한 일본 전투기들은 작전성공을 알리는 암호 도라 도라 도라를 외치며 무차별 폭격을 가하는데...
Sanpo Sensei
Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.
Nakaji, Principal
In 1943, critical developments in the Pacific War have placed Japan at a disadvantage, although the fiery breaths of war hadn't yet reached Okinawa Normal School for women. Nothing seemed the least bit out of the ordinary, as Kazuko and her friends enjoyed a day of sports. A year later the war takes a devastating turn, as US forces plan an amphibious attack known as "Operation Iceberg" on the Ryukyu island.
看守Ａ
Ganko (voice)
아기 때 악마 그룬왈도에게 마을이 멸망당해 아버지와 단 둘이 멀리 피신해 해안가에서 난파선을 개조해 만든 움막에 살던 호루스가 소년이 되어 은빛 늑대 일당과 싸우다가 고대의 바위 거인 모그를 깨우게 되고. 모그의 어깨에 박혀 있던 태양의 검을 뽑아냈는데 마침 아버지가 병으로 돌아가시면서 남긴 유언에 따라 그룬왈도의 손아귀로부터 살아남은 사람들이 살고 있는 마을을 찾아서 절친인 아기 흑곰 코로와 함께 배를 타고 떠나면서 시작된다.
Hyogo Moriuchi
야마모토 슈고로의 소설『砦山の十七日』을 영화한 시대극.
에도 말기, 폭력과 비윤리가 지배하는 구마현 오코노기 영지. 어디선가 불현듯 나타난 두남자가 가로 살인사건을 계기로 시작된 번정개혁에 가담하게 되는데… 아군인가 적인가! 베고, 베고, 또 벤다! 엔터테인먼트의 진수를 보여주는 작품.
Kinbei Yaita
Well before “Shogun” as warring clans were fighting for power throughout Japan, a Portuguese vessel ran aground off Tanegashima. Lord Tokitaka helped Captain Pinto repair his ship. The grateful captain offered the lord a gift--a matchlock musket—the first firearm ever seen in Japan. But like a great stone hurled into placid waters, this simple gift will start a revolution. Tokitaka tasks Kinbei, his greatest swordsmith, to copy this musket and build guns for Japan. While Kinbei struggles to forge Japan’s first musket, a great love blooms between Captain Pinto and Kinbei’s daughter Wakasa. But for Kinbei, to let Wakasa marry Pinto and go to Portugal is unthinkable. And as Kinbei creates Japan’s first matchlock factory, Lord Oda Nobunaga will seize upon firearms as the key to sweep all other clans before him, tearing a blood-soaked path of destruction through Japan.
Narrator
In the year 1786, Shogun Ieharu Tokugawa selected beautiful Ochisa to be his concubine. It causes other concubines to become very jealous and mean. When the Shogun passes away, his concubines are forced to become nuns, which they are not happy to be. The subject is life inside a shogun's harem, and the treatment is again more restrained than in most of the historical pinku eiga films being produced by independents at the time, but the tone of this middle installment in the trilogy is decidedly more grim than that of its predecessor. There's a good deal of abuse and violence on display, as the shogun dies and his concubines are sent to a remote convent to become buddhist nuns. the hysterical nuns are being punished for their transgressions and committing suicide in grand exploitation fashion.
International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.
Soga
When a gifted Japanese craftsmen dies, his three daughters are summoned to decide who will take over the family ribbon business in this family drama. Only one daughter cares to carry on her father's work, but she is met with resistance from her stepmother. One sister cares nothing for the artisan tradition, while the other is an icy opportunist whose only love is for money. It is the daughter who cares the most for her father's work who wanders away in a symbolic journey of self discovery.
Senzo
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.
The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research.
A song drama based on the autobiographical song "The sun is laughing" by composer Endo Minoru. It tells the story of a young man who moves to Tokyo with a big dream of becoming a composer, and despite the unfamiliar city life, sticks to his original intentions with the gentle encouragement of his young wife, and takes the music world by storm.
Neighbor / Writer
A well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has left him impotent. With the coming of spring, the sympathetic housekeeper suggests that the Master observe the Yobai , a custom in which the young men of a village steal into the bedrooms of susceptible women to have sex.
Marshal
Film by director Kenji Misumi
Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points.
Upon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must rejoin the Asahi gang family in order to pay back a past debt. Trouble brews when the rival gang that was responsible for sending him to prison learns of his return. Left with no alternative to their constant harassment and threats, Tachibana decides to take them on.
Ayako, a young woman from a rural fishing village, is sold by her family into a brothel when her father takes ill. There, she is quickly stripped of her innocence and illusions.
Minister
Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he joins up with a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold, and, with the aid of another swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.
Based on true events surrounding a Korean student who had entered Japan unlawfully and escaped illegal alien internment.
The ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband.
Goheiji
나가사키에 있는 독일의료원에서 의학공부를 마치고 에도로 돌아온 야스모토는 시골 병원에서 인턴 과정을 밟게 된다. 귀족들을 상대하는 왕립의료원에서 일하기를 원했던 그는 하층민들이 주로 오는 공동 진료소로 오게 되자 불만을 품게 된다. 하지만 자만심으로 가득 차 있던 야스모토는 ‘붉은 수염’이라 불리는 시골 병원장의 진정한 모습에 점차 동화되어 가면서 진정한 의술을 배우게 된다.
The 22nd film in the Shacho comedy series.
Masagorō Kisoya
미후네 도시로 주연의 통쾌시대극. 시현일류의 비책을 가진 검호 니이로시 쓰루치요는 자신의 출생의 비밀을 알지못한채 유유자적 하루하루를 살아간다. 그런 그가 사무라이가 되기 위해 다이로・ 이이나오스케 암살 계획에 가담하게 되는데... (2011년 한국영상자료원 - 오카모토 기하치 감독전)
The last judgment.
Sabu was once a boy soldier but people in his village disliked him. He finally broke loose when his land was taken.
Shigesuke Hayashi
It is 1922 and Fumiko is a high school student. Her family is poor but she loves to study literature. Her father, a peddler, does not return home and Fumiko finds herself in financial trouble, not being able to pay for her schooling and her school excursion trip. Still, she gets a temporary job at a factory and tries to make ends meet. A film about bright side of youth adapted from the television serial of the same name.
Kunio Shimizu, a sailor of Tohto University, helped a girl that was chased by someone on her way home from practice.The girl went away without saying anything, leaving her wallet with Kunio. A few days later, she visited Kunio. She was working at a toy factory called Tomoko Nishizawa. Kunio naturally became attracted to Tomoko, but for some reason Tomoko refused to talk about her past. One day, the two went to the bowling alley and were approached by Tempira...
Kosugi, president
The executive director of the «Chuo Shoji» company, Hidaka Shiro, is called a "demon of work", but the hostess of the bar calls him "the loneliest person in Japan." He lost his wife ten years ago and has been living as a widower ever since. He plotted to marry off his 22-year-old daughter Keiko for political gain, but Keiko is in love with Okuda, who is her father's subordinate. A story full of sadness and joy, depicting a man gripped by different thoughts, as an employee of the company and a father.
A sake factory worker on holiday returns to his home town, where he rapes the wife of one of his co-workers in the forest. The other man returns home to find his wife changed and suspects that she has been unfaithful.
Mototsugu is the younger son of Akira Sakawa, a director of an advertising agency whose mother, Nobuko, is ill with cancer of the liver. His elder brother, Ichiro, works at the Bank of Japan whose wife, Masuko, is from a very high-class family. Mototsugu becomes disgusted with such strait-laced living and leaves home to marry Yoshiko, a blind masseuse, and they live in a small apartment near a pinball parlor where he works.
Yasuoka
살인죄로 수감되었다 3년 만에 출소한 야쿠자 조직원 무라키는 오랜만에 찾은 도박장에서 치명적인 매력을 가진 사에코를 만난다. 그는 점점 더 그녀에게 빠져들지만, 그녀의 곁에는 죽음의 신과도 같은 남자가 그림자처럼 따라다닌다.
Haiya
In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Musashi then sets off to beat the functionaries of a treacherous clan in an arranged duel. 73 against one. Boastful Kojiro watches, secure in the knowledge that only he is a worthy opponent.
[Period covered: 1595-1600] Third film in the famous shinobi no mono series. We last saw ninja Ishikawa Goemon (Raizo Ichikawa), as he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill. With the help of the enigmatic Hattori Hanzo, Goemon lives to skulk another day, and sets his sights on bringing down the warlord who tried to turn him into soup – Toyotomi Hideyoshi. And as always, in the background, the suble hand of Tokugawa Ieyasu is pulling strings as he plots to rule all of Japan!
Ryuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men, secludes himself in a temple to atone for his misdeeds. At home, when his mother, the boss of a construction gang, bids for and gets the job of building the Town Hall, other gangs set out to disrupt her business and try to kill her.
This is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of earlier efforts, and concentrates on an excellent story with expert fighting. Sena Denemon is the rarest of government officials, a man of integrity, sent on a mission to uncover the corruption that ran rampant during the Edo Period. Refusing bribes, and willing to put his life on the line to raise his son properly, heinfuriates the corrupt Inspectors; thus endangering his own life. Along with his two trusted vassals, he makes a brave effort to alert the Shogun to the plot which is being carried out. After the battle, his son Ichitaro joins the Chichibu ninja group in order to master fighting so he, too, can fight the forces which have brought about so much suffering.
In 1730, the Tokugawa Shogunate orders the Yagyu Clan to repair a huge shrine. Since it cannot refuse the Shogunate's request, the impoverished Yagyu Clan tries to raise funds by obtaining a sword which holds the key to a wondrous, hidden treasure. After learning the sword's secret, Tange Sazen sides with the Yagyu Clan, but his motive seems to be more than just pure interest in the treasure...
Akiharu
양주 메이커 홍보부에 근무하는 평범한 36살 남자 에부리만의 생활을 통해 전중전후를 힘겹게 살아온 샐러리맨의 비애와 굴절된 심정을 그려낸 걸작.
원작은 야마구치 히토미의 나오키상 수상작으로 대담한 편집과 애니메이션 삽입등 참신한 수법이 넘쳐나는 오카모토 기하치의 대표작 중 하나.
(2011년 한국영상자료원 - 오카모토 기하치 감독전)
With her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a successful brothel in Kyoto. There she is assigned to serve Takamatsu, one of the brothel’s top customers. But while Takamatsu falls madly in love with Yuko, she finds herself attracted to a young priest named Kunugida. Torn by jealousy, Takamatsu hatches an evil plan to tear them apart.
A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his best friend Shinji to join him. As it turns out, however, Takao's poor health prevents him from entering the navy while his friend is chosen instead. As time goes by, Takao becomes a painter and changes his mind about the meaningfulness of war and fighting, while his friend goes the opposite path. Meanwhile Takao's sister falls in love with Shinji.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
평화로운 생활을 보내던 고에몬은 오다 노부나가의 닌자들에 의해 아이를 잃는다. 복수의 화신이 된 고에몬은 반 오다 노부나가 파인 사이카당에 들어가서 닌자 부활을 선언한다. 고에몬은 아케치 미쓰히데를 이용해서 오다 노부나가를 죽이게 된다. 오다 노부나가의 죽음 이후 천하의 형세는 변하게 되고, 권력을 잡은 도요토미 히데요시가 사이카당을 전멸시키려 군사를 일으킨다. 여기서 고에몬 혼자 살아남게 되어 도요토미 히데요시에게 복수를 하려고 하나, 결국 도중에 잡히고 만다.
Goro
Upon his release from the prison, Hishakaku joins the Kikkyo family who is struggling to regain their turf from their rival, Domoto family. To reciprocate the kindness of the Kikkyos, Hishakaku heads to meet the leader of Domoto, Osumi, and finds himself emotionally involved with her.
Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.
Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness. A chance opportunity to achieve samurai status would come one day, but Gonza will regret trusting the so-called honorable samurai who extended this fateful offer, and the terrible price he'd pay, fighting for his life in one of the most blood-spattered samurai battles ever filmed.
A young factory worker struggles to figure out what she wants to do with her life.
Factory Worker
신발 제조 회사의 중역인 곤도는 회사의 주도권을 잡기 위해 자신의 전 재산을 회사에 투자한 상태다. 어느 날 그는 자신의 아들이 납치됐으며 범인이 엄청난 몸값을 요구하고 있다는 통보를 받고 회사냐 아들이냐 하는 선택의 기로에 서게 된다. 하지만 정작 납치된 것은 그의 아들이 아니라 그의 운전사의 아들이란 사실이 밝혀지면서 곤도는 또 다른 고민에 빠지게 되는데...
Sosuke Otomo
In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins bring bad luck, so the sister was abandoned at birth. Later her parents tell her that her sister was kidnapped. The woman doesn't believe this and when she eventually meets her twin, both women are involved in love affairs. The merchant's daughter is seeing an educated fellow. Trouble ensues when she begins suspecting that he may be more interested in her sister.
Jinzaburô Kamo
Fifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees his unavoidable battle with Toyotomi Hideyori and goes into Fushimi Castle. At the night, Hattori Hanzo, the leader of 36 Iga members who were performing as guards of the castle, perceives the existence of a ninja and captures the mysterious sneaker.
A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.
Sakuma, The 'Gourd'
딸 미치코와 함께 살고 있는 초로의 신사 히라야마. 히라야마는 친한 친구로부터 딸을 결혼시키라는 이야기를 듣지만 자신의 눈에 비친 딸은 어리게만 보인다. 이후 술에 취한 중학교 은사를 집까지 배웅했다가, 그 옛날 아름다웠던 은사의 딸이 결혼도 하지 않은 채 아버지를 걱정하며 늙고 초췌한 모습으로 변해있는 모습을 보고 딸 미치코를 떠올린다.
일본영화계 전체가 하향세를 그릴 즈음 오즈와 노다 콤비가 만든 마지막 작품이자 오즈의 유작. 실제 미혼으로 평생을 살았던 오즈가 어머니에 대해 느끼는 애정은 남달랐고, 이 작품의 시나리오 집필 중에 어머니를 잃은 오즈가 바라보는 노년의 고독 또한 다른 사람들보다 더욱 가혹하고 엄격할 수밖에 없어 보인다. 밝고 유머러스한 화면의 저변에 흐르는 적막감이 선명하게 그려져 가슴을 에이는 이 영화는 이제까지의 작품 중 최고의 원숙미를 자랑하는 영화다. 부드러운 유머와 함께 이제까지 즐겨 다루어왔던 이전 테마로 다시 돌아간 작품이다.
Li Tang
In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a luxurious life: abolition of feudalism and the centralization of power in the form of a now-hereditary bureaucracy loyal to himself; burning books and burying scholars; the construction of a sumptuous palace for his concubines and also the Great Wall.
Japanese drama.
Japanese action film.
Grandpa Yoshi
오카다 마리코가 직접 기획한 요시다 기주의 초기 대표작. 어느 온천여관을 배경으로 펼쳐지는 남녀의 사랑을 그리면서 물이 지닌 관능성을 빼어나게 보여주고 있다. 세상을 비관하여 자살하려던 청년과 그의 목숨을 구한 여관집 딸이 시간의 흐름을 두고 다시 만나는 순환적인 구조는 알랭 레네나 안토니오니의 영화를 떠올리게 한다. (2014년 한국시네마테크협의회 - 요시다 기주 + 오카다 마리코 특별전) 일본 남부의 한적한 온천의 만난 두 남녀의 17년 간에 걸친 사랑 이야기이다. 아름다운 풍경을 배경으로, 남녀간의 애정이 변하면서 이윽고 비극적 라스트를 향해 흘러가 끝내 죽음을 맞게 되는 과정을 훌륭한 영상미로 승화시켰다.
이 영화의 여주인공 오까다 마리꼬는 이 작품이 100회 출연 기념작일만큼 당시 인기 여배우였는데,신인감독인 요시다 요시시게를 지명하여 이 영화에 출연했다. 2년 뒤 두사람은 결혼했고,그녀는 남편이 된 요시다 감독의 작품에 다수 출연했다.
A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning combination of drama and humor. The warm friendship that grows between the carpenter, the woman and the children making this into a true masterpiece.
Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.
Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
동경 북쪽에 있는 가와구치를 배경으로 가족의 안위보다는 의리를 중시하는 가부장적인 아버지 다츠, 가족의 생계를 위해 술집에 나가는 어머니, 가정형편 때문에 매번 좌절해도 항상 꿋꿋하게 일어서는 쾌활한 성격의 소유자인 장녀 준 그리고 철없이 말썽만 부리는 아들 다카유키.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
From the late 1500's through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as the great warlords vied for power over the nation. Princess Sen, a daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, is caught amidst the family feud between the Tokugawa and Toyotomi families. When her father Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu attacks her husband Toyotomi Hideyori's castle, her life takes a sudden turn for the worse. Will she ever find peace in her life again? One of Hibari Misora's most memorable performances, a movie you will never forget!
Father
When two sisters fall in love with the same man, one must decide to look elsewhere.
A touching story of a girl who sails away from her love to keep her family together.
A group of four chorus singers leave their hometown in Kyushu and go to Tokyo to become stars. It’s a musical comedy that shows Segawa’s talent.
A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.
Little dark-eyed boy Kazuo. Yes, he dreamed of the sea. However, like everyone here in the village. Kazuo only wanted to study first, to finish school... But he failed. Mother died. The woman who replaced her brought with her affection, comfort, and warmth of mother's hands. It seemed that joy settled in their house again. But one day a storm caught the fishermen at sea. Father did not return... Father's friends, fishermen, tried to help the widow, who was left with two children. But the money was still not enough. And then Kazuo decided to become a fisherman. After all, he was now the eldest in the family...
Suratha
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.
This Japanese film speculates on the events which lead the U.S. and the Soviet Union into a nuclear Armageddon.
Japanese comedy film.
Policeman
The year is 1932, and a woman, whose tenant-farmer fiancé is fighting in China, is raped by the landowner's son, who has returned from the war with a crippling injury, and then forced into marriage with him. In four more chapters, presented over three decades, their children undertake their own searches for love, while the parents try to make each other as miserable as possible.
Sanshô Dayû (voice)
After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their mother dies, they are sold to Sansho the Bailiff, a cruel man who subjects them to hideous torments. While Anju falls into a lake and is transformed into a swan, Zushio escapes and after being adopted to a nobleman grows to a young man. He will then fight to defeat the evil Dayu and free all the slaves.
An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during the Pacific War. Matters are complicated further when he falls in love with the soldier's younger sister (Tsukasa).
A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes from the mountains to the ocean defeating the evil, he becomes a fine man.
Gonji, Tavern Keeper
떠돌이 무사가 어느 마을의 여인숙에 들린다. 그곳은 두 패로 나뉜 악인의 무리가 세력다툼을 벌여 유령 마을처럼 되어버린 야도바 마을. 무사는 악인의 무리 중에서 돈을 많이 주는 쪽인 비단을 파는 사람들의 요짐보가 되어 일을 해준다. 하지만 술을 파는 무리 중 한 명의 아들인 우노스케가 권총을 갖고 마을로 들어오며 상황은 급변한다. 우노스케는 자신이 속한 파와 적대적인 관계에 있는 무리들을 무차별적으로 죽인다. 운 좋게도 요짐보는 마을 여관주인의 도움으로 마을 밖으로 도망쳐 근처에 있는 절 가까이 숨어 있는다. 하지만 얼마 후 여관주인이 우노스케에 의해 납치당했다는 사실을 알고 다시 마을로 들어오는데...
When a former artisan is tricked into putting his sister up as collateral for a loan by a gangster boss in a crooked gambling casino it sets in motion the story of Ooka Echizen, the famed magistrate of Edo during the reign of Shogun Tsuneyoshi. In a world where humans bow down to dogs and are beheaded for harming them, it's a wonder people can survive at all. Nakamura Kinnosuke is a former samurai who has left the fold to live freely and must put his life on the line to save the girl he loves, and rescue her from the yakuza who duped her brother. When the truth comes out about his background, he is forced to take on the role of Edo Magistrate, a decision that brings him unimaginable heartache and danger!
Kan'ichi
야쿠자들이 미군 기지에서 나오는 잔반으로 돼지를 길러 일확천금을 노린다는 설정의 희극이다. 주인공은 그런 야쿠자 조직의 말단으로, 이 새로운 사업이 성공했을 때 지급될 예정인 15만엔의 보너스를 받기 위해 돼지 기르기에 열심이다. 그러나 야쿠자와 미군 사이에 끼어든 수상한 브로커로 인해 예상 밖의 자금들이 추가로 들어가기 시작하면서 그 사업은 순조롭게 진행되지 못한다. 급기야 브로커가 거금을 횡령해 달아나자 그들은 좌절에 빠진다.
It's a story of the life of a man who advocated the necessity of sex education to children, which was unusual at the time, solely opposed to the amendment of the Peace Preservation Law, and was assassinated by a rightist prior to his opposition speech.
Seisaku Kajiwara
Kohei Misugi works in a vegetable market, but his ambition is to be a photographer. He is given his first opportunity to demonstrate his talent by the Sakura Film Company which offers him an assignment to "Cover Tokyo" with a camera. But he is disillusioned when he is told he must work together with Miharu, a good looking girl in the film company's publicity department. Then the fun begins.
Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period (Sengoku-jidai)sailed to China, Korea, Luzon, and Siam under the Hachiman banner. A battle for supremacy of the seas begins when a strange old shipwreck survivor is brought to Sakai where he divulges a secret that can change the course of history.One of the most literate and well-written films from Toei, this is an exciting tale of swashbuckling samurai on the high seas!
In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a hooker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets an unmarried teacher (at least he says he's unmarried) and falls in love. When she learns that he lied and is married to a woman whose child was fathered by another man, she is crushed. He returns to his wife. The woman becomes more distraught when she learns her uncle has misused the money she has sent. As the final straw, her mother dies, and the girl becomes sick.
On a quiet spring day in the suburbs, a stray dog found the corpse of a baby. Three days after his death, the blood group of the victim was determined. Detectives Hayashi, Kaneko, Nagata and Yamagata begin their investigation, suspecting the parents of the murdered child. They use a towel, baby diapers and bruises on the baby's body as clues in the investigation. Who killed the baby?
This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to his family by the Shogun. The film critiques the inhumanity of feudal obligations, and Uchida’s direction slyly satirizes the contemporary cinematic audience, whose taste for onscreen bloodshed is mirrored in a crowd gathering to watch the protagonist’s planned suicide. The Master Spearman is imbued with Uchida’s characteristic blend of dark humor and stylized action, and Ryutaro Otomo gives an admirable performance in the lead.
Genkichi Miyashita
Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.
Kansuke
Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join with a band of rogues living in the forest in robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, always with an eye toward avenging himself on Magistrate Matsui.
The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .
Ootomo
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.
Drama which shows the struggle of Fumiko, a female teacher, at work and at home.
The adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is about to be purchased by a client, steals money from his employer to redeem her. Hunted criminals, the two young lovers take flight to Yamato, but, as in Chikamatsu's other domestic tragedies of love and duty (known as sewamono), they must be pursued and their passion destroyed by death. Favourite Uchida themes, such as the indenturing of a prostitute (cf. YOSHIWARA; A BLOODY SPEAR AT MT. FUJI), and his characteristic emphasis on performance and theatrical artifice re-emerge here; but the daring device of having Chikamatsu appear as a character - not unlike having Shakespeare interpolated into a film adaptation of one of his plays - is just one of many surprises this remarkable film holds. “Extraordinary” (Donald Richie).
Detective Kuwashima
A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mother with a younger man.
Tomizawa
오밀조밀 모여 서로가 서로에 대해 훤히 알고 지내는 마을에서 이웃들간에 사소한 여러 가지 일들이 벌어진다. 접촉이 많으니 만큼 별 것 아닌 마찰도 많고 서로에 대한 구설수도 많다. 보수적인 이웃사람들로부터 문제아로 손가락질받는 신세대 부부는 텔레비젼을 갖고 있고, 그래서 그 집에는 동네 아이들이 항상 들끓는다. 어른들은 아이들이 신세대 부부와 접촉하는 것을 못마땅해 하며 눈살을 찌푸린다. 그 집에 모이는 아이들 중에는 미노루와 이사무 형제도 끼어 있는데, 부모에게 텔레비젼을 사달라고 조른다. 부모는 안된다고 딱 잘라 말하지만, 어린 두 꼬마는 묵비권을 행사하며 불만을 표시한다. 가족들에게는 물론 이웃 어른에게나 학교 선생님에게까지도 계속되는 침묵의 시위는 많은 문제를 야기시킨다. 아침인사를 먼저 건낸 이웃집 아주머니는 아이들의 묵묵부답이 부모가 시켜서 일부러 모른 척하는 것이 아닐까 하는 오해를 하게 되고, 이것은 이웃간의 불화를 조장하는 하나의 시발점이 된다.
Follows the life of Tsuru, the poor daughter of farmers in Shinshu, Japan.
Policeman
Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father, in postwar Japan.
Yoshikawa and Kaji are alumni - Yoshikawa leads a life loyal to his company Toho Corporation, whilst Kaji works in the underground world for Aoyama, a fixer trying to buy Toho out. One day, Yoshikawa is ordered to take a look into the information leakage which had resulted in a serious fall of the company stock price. Following his order, Yoshikawa reunites with Kaji but their relationship gets complicated through the presence of Akiko, the daughter of Kubo, chairman of Toho Corporation. There is an obvious financial conspiracy and several men are killed - Who is the true mastermind behind all the plots?
(uncredited)
세계 2차 대전 당시 대기업에서 종사하고 있는 카지는 군대에 집영되는 대신 광산에 가서 군대에 납품할 광물들을 생산하는 광산의 간부로 발탁된다. 군대 입대 때문에 하지 않으려고 했던 결혼을 하고 부인인 미치코와 함께 광산으로 간다. 양심으로 똘똘 뭉친 카지는 그곳에서 일본인에게 당하는 중국 노동자들의 생활개선과 동시에 포로로 잡혀온 중국 노동자들의 인간적인 생활을 찾아주기 위해 노력하지만 일본군과 광산의 다른 간부들과의 갈등으로 이어지고 결국 일본군에 눈 밖에 나서 군대에 입영되게 된다.
The common-law wife and daughter of a wealthy old man plot to murder him and steal his fortune, with the help of their male acquaintances.
1958 Theater of Life adaptation.
A film about the life of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a Japanese painter with disabilities.
A young, struggling couple are making every sacrifice so they will one day in the not-too-distant-future, have enough money to get married. As they have agreed on this procedure, it comes as a shock to the young woman to find out from her husband-to-be that he just loaned all the money they had saved to a friend. She is understandably miffed, and a big disagreement results. But after some time goes by, she discovers why the friend needed the money so badly, and the couple are back on solid footing again.
Japanese drama film.
Messenger
신슈 산골의 외딴 마을. 춥고 척박한 이 마을에서는 입을 덜기 위해, 70세가 넘은 노인은 산속에 버려야 한다는 규칙이 있다. 일흔을 목전에 둔 오린은 아들 다쓰헤이에게 후처를 들이게 해 안심하고 산에 갈 수 있다고 기뻐한다.
Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially greeted by the effusive welcome of his family, spiteful whispers also reach his ear about an adulterous affair carried on, in his long absence, between his wife and a famous drummer. With Hikokuro’s honor imperiled by rumor, his family insists on a formal investigation into the veracity of the gossip. Through the combined testimony of many witnesses, a tale unwinds around the visits of a traveling musician hired to tutor the family heir, the spurned attentions of the man who started the rumor, and the ultimate truth behind the accusations. The conclusion of events prove as much an indictment of bushidō as it is of the reluctant parties involved. Adapted from a 1706 play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon and based on a true case.
Set in the 1860s, the final years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, The Fireflies focuses on Tose (Awashima Chikage), the mistress of the Teradaya, a small inn in the Kyoto suburb of Fushimi. She does not have an easy life. Her husband, Isuke (Ban Junzaburo), is a wastrel who fancies himself a kabuki singer and who is obsessed with cleanliness. Her mother-in-law, Sada (Miyoshi Eiko) dislikes her because of her humble origins (her family are farmers) and because she fears that she will inherit the inn instead of Sugi, her daughter. Sada's hopes for Sugi, however, are dashed when she runs off with a con artist and leaves her child behind for Tose to take care of. When Sada becomes seriously ill, it is Tose who nurses her. On her deathbed, Sada asks her daughter-in-law's forgiveness. Meanwhile Isuke spends most of his time with a mistress he has taken, forcing Tose to manage the inn by herself
Fugetsusai
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disaster for the clan. The information is divided among the three scrolls, all of which must be possessed for the secrets to be understood. When Princess Yuhime steals the scrolls, Tasaburo, a samurai with magical powers, and his brother Senshiro are sent to retrieve them. In Part II, the search for the scrolls continues.
After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began canvassing the area around the crime scene. As a result, they found a wallet with bloodstains that seemed to belong to the victim, a woman's wallet that did not fit the field, earrings, and other valuable materials, which led them on a foot search. The woman's purse had been picked up by a male prostitute on the subway, and from the prostitute's testimony, they were able to identify the pickpocket's face, but the next day, the man was found dead in a road accident, apparently murdered.
Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Takashi Shimura.
Kurihara
허름한 연립주택에 살고 있는 다양한 인간군상들의 모습을 특유의 날카로운 필치로 그려내고 있다.
Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial laborers who can get little pay, society outcasts, and of course, lovers. Junai Monogatari depicts, mostly, their struggles within the Japanese reformatory system and Mitsuko's worsening sickness.
Tomekichi the Tinker
사방을 둘러싸이고 햇빛이 들지 않는 에도의 변두리에 동할 연립 주택. 더러워져 몹시 황폐해진 이곳에 이미 인간임을 단념한 무리가 살고 있다. 하지만 외관의 비참함과는 반대로 연립 주택에는 낙천적인 공기가 떠돌고 있었다. 어느 날 이 연립 주택에 떠돌이 노인이 들어왔다. 이 세상의 거센 파도에 휩쓸려 온 노인은 연립 주택의 무리에게 여러 가지 이야기를 해주었다. 환자의 아침에는 평온함을 배우에 게는 알콜 중독을 달래 주는 말을. 그러한 노인의 말에 연립 주택의 분위기는 점점 이상해져 가고...
Oshima's father
어릴 때부터 생업전선에 뛰어든 뒤 몇 명의 남자들 사이에서 험난한 시간을 보낸 오시마의 삶을 그린 작품. 19살에 결혼한 오시마는 열심히 일하면서 행복하게 살려 하지만 바람기 많은 남편 때문에 마음 고생을 한다. 여기에 불운한 사고까지 겹치면서 오시마는 이혼을 하고 다른 마을로 팔려간다. 하지만 그녀는 끝까지 좌절하지 않고 계속해서 희망을 찾는다.
Fugetsusai
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disaster for the clan. The information is divided among the three scrolls, all of which must be possessed for the secrets to be understood. When Princess Yuhime steals the scrolls, Tasaburo, a samurai with magical powers, and his brother Senshiro are sent to retrieve them.
Gonzaemon Hoshino
A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it and directing duties turned over to Yoshimura Kozaburo.
A touching story depicting the harsh lives of farmers in Kasumigaura. An attempt to start a fishery business to revive an ailing farming community creates friction amongst the proud residents.
Kansuke
An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. In this dramatic portrayal of the real-life gambling boss Jirocho, a good-hearted and honest boss sets out to take revenge for a fellow boss. At the same time, the other local bosses, in a bid to increase their own power, plot to dispose of Jirocho. Starring Kataoka Chiezo in one of his signature roles, this is an excellent portrayal of a figure who is not well known outside of Japan. Co-starring Nakamura Kinnosuke, this exciting tale of period yakuza brings history to life.
Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.
Ogushi
동양 플라워즈의 스카우트맨 기시모토는 대학 야구의 강타자 쿠리타를 입단 시키도록 명령을 받았으나, 쿠리타에게는 그를 대학까지 보내며 키워준 다마키라고 하는 정체를 알 수 없는 남자가 함께 있고, 쿠리타는 다마키 애인의 여동생인 후에코와 사랑하는 사이다. 쿠리타를 얻기 위해 각 구단의 스카우트맨들이 분주한 속에 다마키는 쿠리타의 몸값과 함께 자신의 보수도 올리려고 결론을 나중으로 미룬다. 결국은 쿠리타가 귀성한 본가까지 스카우트맨이 들이닥쳐 욕심에 눈이 먼 가족들이 매수되어 형제간에 칼부림까지 일어나게 된다. 결국 쿠리타는 병상에 있는 다마키를 무시하고 오사카 삭스에 입단. 후에코와도 절연, 다마키는 죽게 된다. 너무나 추악한 싸움과 다마키의 몰인정함에 혐오감이 들었던 기시모토 였으나 다마키를 압도할 만한 포수를 찾는데 새로운 의욕을 불태우게 된다.
A young woman marries someone else, but cannot forget her first lover.
Yujiro Funaki
In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.
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.
Lavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in love with a snake goddess in human form.
Early film by Kenji Misumi.
Yôichi's father, Genkichi
A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are fishmongers, and Yoichi lives together with them and his four siblings in cramped living conditions. His beloved younger sister is given to a wealthy, childless uncle; his best friend moves away; the girl he fell in love with from afar is with someone else: little by little, Yoichi loses all the people that are important to him.
Tetsuzô Ibuki / Shunsaku Etô
The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.
Takuetsu
Horror film directed by Toshikazu Kôno.
Tokichi Hattori
결혼 8년째를 맞아 부부생활에 권태를 느끼던 회사원 스기야마 쇼지는 어느 날 샐러리맨들의 하이킹 모임에 갔다가 타이피스트로 일하는 아름답고 쾌활한 가네코 지요와 사랑에 빠진다. 남편의 외도 사실을 알게 된 아내 마사코는 집을 나가는데.. ‘결혼’과 ‘죽음’의 문제를 다룬 영화들 사이에서 가교 역할을 하는 은 오즈가 주로 다루었던 ‘부모와 자식 간의 문제’가 아닌 결혼한 부부의 헤어짐과 재결합을 다룬 작품이다. 이제까지 오즈가 주로 다루었던 주제와는 거리가 있는 이 작품은 메이저 영화사인 쇼치쿠의 의견을 수렴해 관객 취향에 부합하는 일부 성적 문제가 가미된 멜로드라마로 탄생되었지만 여전히 오즈적 영화 스타일은 고수되고 있다. 현재까지 가장 일본적인 감독으로 평가받는 오즈는 이 작품에서도 일본문화 속에 깊이 존재하는 인생의 순환에 대한 철학적인 고찰을 이어가고 있다. (from Naver 영화)
Baiken Shishido (uncredited)
일본에서 가장 강력한 지도자 쇼군에게 녹을 받으며 선생으로 일하게 된 다케조. 그는 자신감에 가득찬 사사키 코지로의 도전에 직면한다. 다케조는 1 년 안에 코지로와 싸울 것에 동의하지만 쇼군의 후원을 거부하며 대신 마을 가장자리에서 야채를 키우며 살기로 하는데.
Old man from Brazil
주물공장을 경영하는 노인 나카지마 기이치는 원자폭탄과 수소폭탄의 위협을 피하려면 일본을 떠나야 한다며, 전 재산을 던져 브라질로 이민을 준비한다. 브라질 이민을 결코 찬성할 수 없는 가족들은 그를 한정치산자로 선고해 달라고 가정법원에 신청한다. 가정재판소의 조정위원을 맡고 있는 치과의사 하라다는 나카지마 노인의 주장에 마음이 흔들리면서도, 현실적인 선택으로 한정치산자 선고를 인정할 수밖에 없다. 아무것도 할 수 없게 된 나카지마 노인은 핵에 대한 불안과 공포 속에 점차 기력을 잃어가고, 공장을 포기하지 않으려는 자식들을 설득하기 위해 급기야 공장에 불을 지르기에 이른다.
"A unique left-wing comedy by Yamamoto.... A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to sell every seat. Before the play begins, however, a miners' strike is announced, creating an uproar. In addition, the players find they have been cheated out of their profits by a crooked impresario. The socially naive actors join together with the progressive union members to create a political 'strike drama,' and learn much from each other in the process." --Alan Poul, Japan Society
Baiken Shishido
다케조는 일본에서 가장 위대한 검술가로 명성을 쌓은 몇 년 후 교토로 돌아온다. 오쓰는 그를 기다렸으나 그녀를 위해 온 것이 아니라 지역 최고 검술가의 장에게 도전하기 위해서이다. ... 다케조는 승리로 교토를 떠나며 오츠에 대한 자신의 사랑을 선언하지만 ... 다시 또 그는 혼자 떠난다.
A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their work in Japan's failing postwar economy, form a plan to rob a cash delivery truck in order to provide for their families.
One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.
Onizuka
Takes place in one place, a beer hall, over the course of one evening. Uchida employs this concentration of setting and time to fashion a microcosm for a group portrait of Japan. One by one, the regulars of the bar appear: the pianist who dreams of becoming a composer but has disappeared from the music world after a knifing; a stripper who had planned to be a ballet dancer; an elderly painter trying to make a living at pachinko, and who rues his art having been used for militarist propaganda during the war; a young waitress considering elopement; a colonel turned real estate broker who attempts to rouse the crowd in military song until he realizes the tune has been transformed by marchers in the street into a leftist chant. The "twilight" is more than just a time of day; here, it is a state of being, a suspension between past and present, between the camaraderie of the saloon and the harsh world outside.
Jozo Araki
The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a program of birth control, become pregnant one after the other. - Nikkatsu
The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide music for people living in remote villages shortly after the war.
Old man Murata
Lending money, job hunting for civilians and babysitting. All these things are usually not listed on a policeman's job description. But for the officers of this local police station, it‘s part of their daily routine. One day, patrolman Yoshii (Hisaya Morishige) finds an abandoned baby and a six year old girl standing in front of the station. When he's declined by the welfare office, orphanage and local health clinic to take them in, he decides to take care of them himself.
Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.
After Shuichiro moved to Tokyo, the Tanno family became completely female, including Mrs. Tanno, Shuichiro's daughter-in-law Manzuko, painter Takashiro Egi, Shizu Kazemaki, Mitsue Nanbu, an intellectual who works in a university laboratory, and an old woman.
Schoolmaster
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo.
A reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company, receives a sudden report from a reporter that the missing Akiyama JNR president was found dead.
President Kunio
Kidnapper
일본의 전국시대. 주민들은 황폐한 땅에서 어렵게 수확한 식량으로 한해 한해를 넘기는 빈촌에 살고 있다. 이 빈촌엔 보리 수확이 끝날 무렵이면 어김없이 산적들이 찾아와 모든 식량을 모조리 약탈해 간다. 싸워도 애원해도 소용이 없었다. 가만히 있을 수만은 없던 촌장의 결단으로 사무라이들을 모집하는데, 이들은 풍부한 전쟁 경험을 가진 시마다 칸베에를 포함한 7명이었다. 시마다의 지휘하에 마을은 방위태세를 갖추고 전투훈련도 시작한다. 이윽고 산적들의 공격이 시작되어 치열한 사투가 벌어진다.
The Glorious Days
Sanpei Numata
2차 세계대전 후. 결혼하여 도쿄에 살고 있는 자식들을 만나기 위해 노부부가 상경한다. 의사 장남과 미용실을 운영하는 둘째 딸은 곧 부모님의 방문을 부담스러워하고 바쁜 일상을 핑계로 소홀히 대한다. 전쟁 중 남편을 잃은 며느리 노리코만이 노부부를 극진히 모시는데…
Suezo
A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man's mistress, finds herself falling in love with a student closer to her age.
Nakamura, a policeman
결혼한 지 십 년이 지난 미호코와 나카가와 부부는 서로에게 무뚝뚝한 사이다. 그런데 최근 나카가와는 밝고 쾌활한 성격을 가진 비서 후사코와 많은 시간을 보낸다. 그런데 후사코가 고향에서 나카가와에게 보낸 엽서를 미호코가 먼저 발견하고 남편을 의심하기 시작하면서 일이 커진다. , 에 이은 ‘아내 이야기 3부작’ 중 마지막 작품.
Film directed by Shima Koji and starring Wakao Ayako
Kozo Kawai
Jurota
The picture belongs to the jidai gekki (historic) genre. It is a powerful story of violence and eroticism, picturing a world at once sordid and poetic, with two central themes which intermingle to compound an admirable panel of a critical period in Japanese history: the great famine in the mid 19th Century.
작은 섬의 학교에서 교편을 잡고 있는 다카코는 여름 방학을 이용하여 히로시마를 방문한다. 원폭 당시 유치원 교사로 일했던 다카코가 과거 자신이 가르쳤던 아이들의 소식을 듣기 위해 다시 히로시마를 찾은 것이다. 그렇게 아이들을 찾던 다카코는 길거리에서 우연히 예전 자신의 집에서 일했었던 이와키치 아저씨를 만난다.
Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and cared for by O’Ryo, who falls in love with him. But when Hayate accidentally kills her caretaker, he flees, with O’Ryo in pursuit. Subsequently, Hayate's comrade Yaheiji falls in love with Oryo. Kano, the lover left behind by Hayate, believes him dead, and becomes involved with another soldier, Jurota. When Jurota defects to the opposing army, he takes Kano with him. A double set of love triangles has developed, wherein each man and each woman loves one and is loved by another. Finally only combat and self-sacrifice can untangle the weave.
A story of a passionate teacher and his great effort for the children in a poor village.
Sakichi Arakawa
Bittersweet shomin-geki drama by Keigo Kimura
Hyôbei Sugano
긴자에 있는 술집 벨아미에서 일하는 유키코는 외아들 하루오와 함께 방을 얻고 씩씩하게 살고 있다. 옛날부터 친구였던 시즈에는 만사 돈이면 다 해결되리라고 생각하고 부자집 첩으로 살고 있었지만, 유키코는 이를 못내켜 한다. 어느 날 시즈에는 본인이 소개한 마을 부자집 차남, 이시카와가 상경하니 안내해달라고 유키코한테 부탁한다. 할 수 없이 안내역을 맡은 유키코였지만 이시카와의 순수하고 인간적인 성격을 보고 아련한 연정을 갖게 된다.
Jidai-geki about the life of Yasubei Nakayama, a famous ronin who did participate in the revenge against Lord Kira Yoshinaka as detailed in Japan's famous epic Chushingura
A joint project by Sojiro Motoki and Tomoyuki Tanaka, co-dramatizing the original story by Shu Sekikawa with Senkichi Taniguchi and Kenro Matsuura. The fur of a stray dog, the double-barreled gun tied to the backpack, the beard covered with tanned leather, and the bottom of the snow-burnt shining eyes, for the first time in thirteen years, these reached out to the bottom of society. Genji Iwaki dreamed of reuniting with his first love, Tsukie Shiina, with a huge amount of gold dust. To hand over half of the gold dust, he appeared in the memorable N city from the mountains of Teshio with the hope of seeing his late colleague's son, Ichiro Akutsu...
1950 Toho film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
무더운 여름날, 만원 버스에 오른 초보형사 무라카미(미후네 도시로)는 소매치기에게 권총을 도둑맞는다. 고참 형사 사토(시무라 다카시)의 조언에 따라 사라진 권총의 단서를 추적하는 무라카미. 버스에서 그에게 달라 붙어 있던 중년 여인은 알고 보니 일급 소매치기였다. 무라카미가 그녀를 미행하는 동안 도심 한 복판에서는 총기 강도사건이 일어난다.
거장 구로사와 감독의 초기 수작으로 일본 전후 사회의 매우 리얼한 풍경 묘사는 물론 범죄 수사과정을 하나부터 열까지 꼼꼼하게 좇아가는 치밀함을 느낄 수 있는 정통 형사물이다. 각본가 기쿠시마 류조가 경시청 취재 중 듣게 된 경관 권총 분실 사건을 소재로 만든 영화. 끈적하게 땀이 배일 것 같은 후덥지근한 여름의 분위기와 종전 후 서서히 부흥되어 가고 있는 도쿄의 실상이 매우 리얼하게 담겨 있다. ‘메그레 경감’ 시리즈로 유명한 추리소설가 조르주 시므농의 팬이기도 했던 구로사와는 긴박감 넘치는 추리영화의 틀을 빌려, 전후의 피폐한 현실과 가치관의 혼란을 탁월하게 묘사해 냈다. 모리사키 아즈마에 의해 1973년 리메이크되었으며, 아오야마 신지의 (1997) 역시 직접적인 영향을 받았다. , , 등 많은 미국영화에서 이 작품에 오마주를 바친 장면들을 발견할 수 있으며, 특히 조지 루카스의 에서 오비완 케노비가 라이트 세이버를 떨어뜨린 아나킨을 힐책하는 장면은 사토가 무라카미를 질책하는 장면을 그대로 인용한 것이다.
Japanese mystery thriller.
State Councillor Itô
메이지 시대, 히라야마 에이코는 집안 하녀이자 친구인 치요가 팔려 가자 집을 뛰쳐나와 도쿄로 간다. 에이코는 자유당에서 여성 인권을 위해 애쓰는데, 당 지도자인 오모이와 사랑에 빠진다. 그런데 치요가 저지른 공장 화재 때문에 에이코와 켄타로도 체포된다. 몇 년 후인 1889년, 헌법이 공포되어 세 사람은 풀려난다. 그들은 자유당을 재발족해 활동을 시작하는데, 오모이는 더 이상 여성 평등을 위해 투쟁하지 않는다.
A teacher at a Japanese school tries to hide his outcast upbringing.
Yoshii
Four unlucky pirates head to a weather tracking station set on a remote island with the intention of holding the weather trackers as hostages and assaulting their next incoming supply ship; but at the station they are told that a serious typhoon is on the way, so the ship will be delayed.
서양 연극을 도입한 연출가 시마무라는 "인형의 집"을 무대에 올릴 준비를 하는데, 여주인공 노라 역 때문에 고민이다. 그러다 시마무라는 남편과 싸우고 헤어졌다는 여배우 마츠이 스마코를 만나게 되는데, 거침없이 이야기하는 당찬 그녀를 노라 역에 발탁한다. 스마코와 사랑에 빠진 시마무라는 그녀와 함께 하기 위해 가족까지 버리고, 둘은 연극계에서도 쫓겨난다. 20세기 초에 활약했던 여배우 마츠이 스마코를 소재로 한 나가타 히데오의 희곡을 각색했다.
Fumie's father
In postwar Japan a young woman is unable to marry her sweetheart because her family's in difficult circumstances and needs her income to keep afloat.
Ippei Yamaka
A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.
Japanese war movie.
Sakuragi
후쿠오카의 전당포집 아들 도모노조는 19세 때 왕정 복고의 전화를 체험한다. 30년 후, 청일전쟁의 발발을 눈앞에 두고 나라를 걱정하던 노모노조는 협심증으로 세상을 떠난다. 그의 아들 도모히코는 1904년 하녀 와카와 결혼하고, 곧 러일전쟁이 일어난다. 세월이 흘러 또 다시 일본은 전쟁의 소용돌이에 뛰어들고, 와카는 전장에 나간 아들을 쫓아 군부대를 따라간다.
Shingo’s father
The few residents left on the streets in Tokyo share their individual stories and come to understand the melancholy of saying goodbye.
Japanese Warmovie
Hayashida
제2차 세계대전이 발발하기 전, 남규슈의 어느 항구 마을. 15년 전 이곳에 조선소를 지으려다 실패하여 마을을 떠났던 남자의 아들이 아버지의 유지를 잇겠다며 찾아온다. 이어서 남자의 아들이 또 한 명 나타난다. 마을 주민들은 두 사람을 환영하지만, 사실 이 둘은 어느 쪽도 남자의 아들이 아니다. 조선소의 재건을 명목으로 한 몫 잡아 보려는 사기꾼들이었던 것. 순박한 마을 사람들 속에서 두 사기꾼이 펼치는 소동을 유머러스하게 그린 인간 희극.
