Kiwako Taichi

A middle-aged man's family loses patience with him as he struggles with his seemingly directionless life.

평화롭던 시골 마을에 해양공원 건설이 계획되자 그 이권을 둘러싸고 마을이 동요하면서 벌목꾼들과 어부들의 대립은 점점 강도를 더해가기 시작하는데... 개발을 둘러싼 다툼을 그린 사회파 드라마에서 한 발짝 더 내딛어 자연과 종교에 대한 거대 담론까지를 품고 있는 문제작

By all indications, an anti-government conspiracy is brewing in the Satsuma Domen. Already seven oniwaban spies sent by the shogunate have infiltrated Satsuma in order to scout everything on the spot. However, they had all disappeared, and it was unclear whether they were alive or dead. Kenzaburo Kamiya and Iori Matsumura successfully infiltrate as the eighth and ninth spies and witness law-breaking exercises using a cannon. However, soon Satsuma men found them and drove them to the cliff...

Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.

A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.

Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed. After a fight with his family, he goes to a bar to drink, then brings home a surly old man with a sad story, whose identity will surprise everyone. Later, Tora meets Botan, a geisha.

After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor.

The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.

About small time gangster Asakichis chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family business. Instead He supports himself on arranging cockfights. He becomes ex-geisha Okinus patron and lover, and goes directly into disfavor with the Yakuza.

In front of Sagami Detention Center. Shosuke, the owner of a strip joint called "Shunpu Music," welcomes Okoma, a stripper who has been locked up for public indecency. Shosuke immediately takes the paroled Okoma to the police station to greet her, and meets a young new detective, Matsuta Obara, who has just been transferred. But the two don't get along from the moment they meet...

Kingoro Tamai moves with his wife and son to the port city of Wakamatsu. He organizes the Tamai-gumi, a stevedore group, to vie for work with two other powerful groups. Gingo is Tamai's chief rival who falls in love with the latter's wife and tries to kill Tamai.

After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel - but this causes more problems than solves them.

In this intricately layered Japanese film, the nature of actresses and what they gain from acting is explored. The lives of three actresses are laid bare, and scenes from their lives are woven in and out of interviews with each of them. Each of them has experienced a traumatic event which contributes to their particular enjoyment of becoming someone else in dramatic roles.

At midnight, Yamabe, a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detective Negoro, the detective's bullet struck Sakuko, Yamabe's girl friend who attempted to protect him, and crippled her. When Yamabe was sent to prison, Negoro cared for her and they fell in love. Sakuko asked him to marry her, but Negoro was reluctant to take the killer's sweetheart from him. Learning of the relationship of his girl friend and the detective, Yamabe had pledged revenge.

A detective is charged with investigating a bank corruption scandal.

Comedy of two brothers working at a local governmental office.

세상을 놀라게 한 연쇄총기살인사건을 소재로 극심한 빈곤 속에서 자란 불행한 청년의 절규를 그린 문제작. 가정을 돌보지 않는 아버지와 행상으로 가정을 꾸리는 어머니를 둔 미치오는 여덟 남매 중 일곱 번째 아들이다. 그는 중학교를 졸업하고 취업을 위해 도쿄로 떠나지만 인간적 모멸감만 느끼고 점점 타락의 수렁으로 빠져든다.

Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her to college and turning her into a perfect young lady. He's extremely fond of Akane. His fondness for her goes beyond how he feels about his mistress, Kanae. And yet, Akane feels alone. Now, a new tutor comes into her life that seems to have taken a liking to her...

If You Were Young: Rage highlights the other side of post-war Japanese prosperity, focusing on the throngs of young people who missed out on the boom. We follow a group of young men that can't seem to get ahead, despite their willingness to try. Then one hits upon a plane - to work together to save for a dump truck and thus become independent contractors and be their own bosses at last. Ultimately life presents obstacles: jail for one, violence at the hands of the police for another and a girlfriend and subsequent children for the third. An early Kinji Fukasaku gem that imports the freewheeling style of the French New Wave and the hip detachment of American noir.

Thriller about a Japanese-American CIA agent (Kayama) in Japan.

헤이안쿄의 라조몬에 미녀의 모습으로 변신하여 사람들을 홀리는 능력을 지닌 고양이가 나타나 사무라이들을 차례차례로 물어 죽여 세상을 떠들썩하게 하고 있었다. 상부로부터 변신하는 능력을 지닌 고양이의 퇴치 명령을 받은 주인공이 조속히 라조몬으로 향하지만 , 그런데 죽은 아내와 똑같은 여자를 만난다. 당황하면서도 여자의 집으로 가는데 이번엔 죽은 어머니와 똑같은 여자가 기다리고 있었다. 전쟁 중에 사무라이들에 의해 강간당하고 불태워진채 살해당한 주인공의 어머니와 아내는 사무라이의 생혈을 먹고 살 것을 요괴에게 언약하고 요괴로서 살아 나가고 있었던 것이다…. 민간 전래 전설에서 영감을 얻어 각본을 쓴 신도 가네토 감독이 헤이안 중기의 쿄토를 무대로 괴기 환상적인 터치로 생명의 근원인 "성"을 깊게 파고 든 이색의 공포 시대극. 신도 감독이 스승으로 받드는 고 미조구치 켄지 감독의 대표작 「비오는 밤의 달 이야기」에의 오마쥬로서 제작된 주목작이다. 고 타이치 키와코가 관능적으로 연기한 요염한 변신하는 능력을 지닌 고양이가 압권이다.

Film from 1967.

An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his behalf.

Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly sees her father, who had abandoned the family 20 years ago. Her hopes for a happy reunion are quickly dashed as her father, having married into a wealthy family, wants nothing to do with her. Will Kimie be able to regain her father’s love?

Yumemi, the president of Shirayuri Tours, visits Kagoshima in an attempt to save the contract with Satsuma Inn. After learning about the abrupt cancellation of the contract with the family-run Satsuma Inn in Kagoshima, Yumemi, launches her own investigation into the matter. Amidst her efforts to resume her company’s contract with the inn, Yumemi finds herself personally involved in the inn’s family affairs and with their guests in a surprising discover of love and friendship.

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor.

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