Harue Tone

1945년 8월 6일, 히로시마에 원자폭탄이 떨어졌고 수많은 사람이 사망했다. 그중에는 작은 유랑 극단의 단원들도 있었다. 감독은 당시 사망한 단원들이 어떤 사람이었는지, 또한 그들이 어떤 활동을 펼쳤는지 살아남은 자들의 인터뷰와 재연을 통해 기억하려 한다.

On the road again, Torajiro meets a kindred spirit in Lily, a lounge singer.

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

Part 7 in the Gambling Den series. This time Koji Tsuruta is a gambler who feels sympathetic towards a woman whose naive husband is driven to a debt trap by a rotten gambling den owner (Tatsuo Endo) and his dishonest card dealer (Isamu Nagato). The plot is standard stuff and features too much talk, but there's also a decent balance between melodrama and lyricism in the form and storytelling. Tsuruta was a perfect fit for these kind of roles, with the stoic and emotional sides nicely mixed in his screen persona.

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.

Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business from struggling miners during the turbulent Meiji Era. With a stellar all-star cast, thrilling story and Takakura Ken's violent swordplay, makes this into a classic Yakuza movie!

A story of Minako who struggles finding love and peace in life. When Minako’s hope for ultimate happiness, marriage to her beloved fiancé, comes to a sudden halt, Minako finds herself in search of new love which in turn leads her into a complicated love triangle.

A leading postwar Japanese film critic and theorist who co-founded the seminal film magazine Eiga Hihyo (Film Criticism) in 1957, Eizo Yamagiwa made his directorial debut with this independent feature—long thought lost until a negative was recently discovered—about a group of idle bourgeois students known as the “Roppongi Tribe” (Roppongi zoku). Depicting the resignation and nihilism of the postwar generation in the years following the Anpo Treaty conflicts through a coming-of-age narrative, Yamagiwa offers sharp criticism of the prevalent characterizations of Japan's new youth offered by Nikkatsu's taiyozoku (“Sun Tribe”) films and the New Wave at large.

Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Detective Morgan and the Japanese police cooperate to unveil the truth of the mysterious death of Morgan’s friend in Arizona.

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.

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

부유한 방직 공장의 주인 지로자에몬. 얼굴을 뒤덮은 흉측한 반점 탓에 신붓감 찾기에 번번이 실패하자 크게 상심하고 유곽을 찾는다. 어느날 유일하게 자신을 거부하지 않는 매춘부 다마츠루를 만나는데. (2012년 제13회 전주국제영화제)

Popular geisha Koharu suspects that Yusaku, a handsome stranger she falls in love with, is involved in a robbery of precious diamond.

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?

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

Woman private eye Emiko goes undercover to reveal the truth of a murder case.

A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan.

버스라는 한정된 공간에서 각양각색의 사람들이 벌이는 시끌벅적한 소동극. 산사태로 기차 운행이 중지되자 승객들은 어쩔 수 없이 낡은 버스에 몸을 싣는다. 하지만 무장 강도가 도주중이라는 소문이 퍼지고 버스의 승객들은 패닉에 빠진다. 이제 화려한 도시 여성, 배우 지망생, 거만한 중년 부부, 그리고 범죄자들이 다양한 사건을 만들어낸다.

It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful daughters. Haruko, the eldest, is the lead vocalist in a band. Natsuko is the conscientious type, who spends her days in ballet classes beautifying herself. The youngest of the three, Akiko is a bookworm who found her niche in philosophy. Although the sisters may appear to have nothing in common, there is one thing they all agree on; "Mom needs a new husband".

Roppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out to Tokyo to save a sinking milk delivery business a distant relative of his runs, he encounters the most strangest of clientele.

Japanese drama film.

Japanese drama film.

1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.

Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.

Japanese drama film.

Nobuko is a widow who lives with her daughter-in-law Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The family's gatekeeper, Komatsu, is attracted to Tamiko, but she is encouraged to marry a doctor and he is afraid to tell her his feelings.

An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.

Based on Philippines war experiences. Military doctor Leutenant Hanada deserts with a local girl. The officer in command orders Lieutenant Uji to shoot Hanada. Uji takes a sharpshooter called Takagi and tracks him. At first Uji cannot forgive Hanada but as Uji is isolated from the main force he too starts to think of desertion.

세키가와 히데오 감독. 1955년 제5회 베를린 영화제 장편영화상 수상작. 히로시마의 원폭 피해자들의 수기를 엮은 문집 '원폭의 아이, 히로시마의 소년소녀의 호소'를 바탕으로 영화화. 일본교직원조합 제작. 히로시마의 중고생, 교직원, 일반시민이 약 88,500명이 엑스트라로 참여했다고 한다.

A movie that depicts the tragic fate of many Yokaren flight-academy pilots.

Japanese film.

A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.

Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers learn about Kitani's past and reasons behind his prison sentence.

Office worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa

When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts. On one end, they must contend with the local villagers who balk at the prospect of relocation; on the other, they face the ambitions of the headstrong lumber baron, whose actions will only further destabilize the land. Their pleas for reason ignored, the scientists can do little but observe as nature runs its inevitable course.

Period film about the legendary detective Umon

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

Japanese "kayo" film based on the song "Ieraishan" by Yoshiko Yamaguchi.