Hideo Oguni

In 1950s London, a humorless civil servant decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis.

After the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki (Nagasawa Masami) and general Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe), take cover in a hidden fortress, along with their clan and gold treasury. Fortuitously stumbling into the hideaways, brash young miner Takezo (Matsumoto Jun) and his bumbling sidekick Shinhachi (Miyagawa Daiuske) hatch a daring plan to help transport the gold out of enemy terrain - in exchange for a share of the stash, of course. With assassins hot in pursuit, Yuki disguises as a male and ventures into the real world with Rukurota and her peasant companions, getting her first taste of danger, toil, and budding romance with the strong-minded and willful Takezo.

Remake of Kurosawa Akira‘s Ikiru

16세기 일본 전국시대, 손님들과 함께 멧돼지 사냥을 끝낸 성주 이치몬지 히데토라는 일흔의 나이로 자신의 권력을 아들들에게 넘겨주겠다는 결심을 굳힌다. 그리고 사냥을 함께 한 다른 영주는 자신의 딸을 그의 아들과 혼인시키려 한다. 아들들을 따로 불러 모은 그는 오랫동안 곰곰이 생각해서 내린 결정이라며 장남인 타로가 자신의 뒤를 이어 가문을 이끌 것이라 선언한다. 그리고 둘째, 셋째 아들인 지로와 사부로에게는 두 번째와 세 번째 성과 그에 딸린 영토를 주겠다고 한다. 그는 난세에 외곽에서 호위대를 거느리고 자식들에게 기대어 안락하게 여생을 보낼 생각이였다. 하지만 막내인 사부로는 그 자리에서 아버지가 망령이 들었다고 비난하게 되고 이에 분개한 히데토라는 사부로와 절연한다. 충직한 탄고가 사부로를 감싸지만 그는 들은 체 만 체다. 그 과정을 지켜본 후지마키는 사부로를 자신의 영지로 받아들인다. 한편 처음에는 권력에 별로 욕심이 없었던 장남 타로는 ‘모든 권력과 호칭을 넘겨받지 못하면 그림자에 불과하다’는 아내 카에데의 부추김에 차츰 히데토라의 권력을 완전히 차지하려고 한다. 그리고 그 사이 히데토라가 타로의 부하를 화살로 쏴 죽이는 일까지 발생하면서 갈등이 점점 고조되는데...

The mighty warrior, Kain, crosses the barren wastelands of the planet Ura, where two arch enemies, Zeg and the evil degenerate Balcaz, fight incessantly for control of the village's only well. Kain sees his opportunity and announces that his sword is for hire... but his eyes stay clearly on the beautiful captive sorceress Naja, and his newly awakened purpose.

Tomisaburo Wakayama is back with a new take on the classic Yamamoto Shugoro masterpiece “Ame Agaru” as a samurai on the run with his bride who makes a living by challenging dojo masters to a match, then taking money from them to keep quiet about it. Staying at an inn filled with many colorful characters and trying to make enough money to bribe the border officials to let them pass to the next domain this exciting, yet heartfelt story is a true testament to the power of the sword. When he meets an equally skilled swordsman the sparks will fly with a surprise ending that captures the soul of Japan!

기차바보로 불리고 있는 로쿠찬은, 튀김가게를 하고 있는 어머니와 살고 있다. 로쿠찬의 방에는, 로쿠찬이 그린 기차그림이 도처에 붙어 있었다. 그는 매일 가상의 기차를 운전해 거리를 돈다. 그것이 그의 일인 것이다. 로쿠찬을 비롯해 이 거리의 거주자들은 불행한 사람들뿐이었다. 날품팔이 인부 마스다 부부와 시마 부부가 있다. 두 명의 남편은 언제나 같이 출근하고 , 술에 취해 돌아온다. 두 명의 아내도 사이가 좋았다. 어느 날 취해 돌아온 두 명의 남편들은은 각각의 집을 잘못 들어가고...

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap and he's part of a double cross. How he sorts through these divided loyalties tests of his samurai honor, and perhaps of his love for a woman.

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...

During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated in the Soviet Union, Ken sets off in search of him. The friendship of the great clown and the boy continues in Moscow.

Sangoro Oiwake runs out of money. He visits rice shop, eat and drink for free, and owners send him to prison. In prison Sangoro will have a new life

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.

Eight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan and begin their actions in secret, making full use of their special abilities. In the end, their plan goes beyond what was intended and turns into a good deed for many people. A masterpiece of historical drama, full of breathtaking thrills and action.

Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money. Tae is the daughter of the clan's chief counselor who married the low-ranking Ihei to avoid becoming the clan lord's mistress. Into the mix comes Oba Gunjuro (Tetsurō Tamba), a mysterious ronin who will do anything for money. This leads to a fitting climax as the forces of hate and love converge while the couple attempt to break through the border!

A group of pirates sail the treacherous Pacific ocean in search for wealth.

The warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers to keep the wolf from the door. The farmers are recruited in groups of fifteen. In Yaju's village, there are only twelve men, so they press Oto, who looks more like a boy than a girl, to join, disguised as a man.

The womanising master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good instead of learning the skills himself. He lives to regret this laziness when he falls in love with the daughter of a higher class samurai and is informed on their wedding night that he must defeat her before their marriage can be consumated....

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...

This suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a number of homeless men to a remote island Sado to perform forced labor. Living conditions on the island are terrible and the men soon become rebellious. Based on a short story by Seichō Matsumoto.

Bunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death.

An exciting historical drama that dynamically depicts the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune from the period of his stay on Mount Kurama to his reconciliation with his brother Yoritomo.

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.

늦은 밤 일군의 젊은이들이 외딴 집에 모여 그들의 성에서 일어나고 있는 부패를 일소하기로 결의한다. 하지만 곧 그들은 그곳에 또 한 명의 낯선 사람이 자신들의 얘기를 엿듣고 있다는 것을 알아챈다. 그는 산주로라는 이름의 떠돌이 사무라이로 그 젊은이들이 잘못된 판단을 하고 있다며 비웃는다. 그리고는 이 슬기롭지는 않지만 정의로운 젊은이들과 뜻을 같이 하기로 한다.

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.

Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When Lord Asano is unjustly executed, his loyal retainers strike back for revenge.

Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu.

A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu” himself.

A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to serve the clan lord.

어느 대기업 회장의 딸과 회장 비서의 결혼식장에 케이크가 배달된다. 몇 년 전 기업의 뇌물 수수 스캔들을 잠재우기 위해 강제적으로 투신자살한 간부의 아들이 보낸 것이다. 케이크의 배달을 시작으로 그의 복수가 시작되는데...

Japanese crime film

Princess Kiyo accidentally injures a local priest, Anchin, while on a hunt. She apologizes, but feels irritated by Anchin’s indifference to her in spite of her beauty. One night, while Anchin is recuperating in a hot spring, he is approached by Kiyo. She tells him that she is in love with him.

In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later, another fire broke out, this time in Komagome, burning down the two gates of Asakusa and Sujikai, and continuing on into the night. As the government Elders consider evidence that these fires were arson, a fire breaks out in Hirakawa-cho, outside of Hanzo Gate. Nishonmaru catches on fire and burns down completely. When this rash of fires even strikes Kyoto, the task of finding who’s behind the arson, and stopping them falls to the Shogun’s uncle, the Elder Lord of Mito. Together with his trusted bodyguards, Kaku and Suke, the trio set of to save Japan from this scourge of evil. Featuring virtually all of their most famous stars, this is the best film in the Toei series about Mito Komon, one of Japan’s most popular historical figures who traveled through the country incognito to check on the people and fight injustice.

One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on to everlasting fame. Many of the gang members have become household names although their backgrounds and how they came to join the group are mostly lost in the mists of a time gone by. This is the tale of Masa, who arrived in Shimizu Port hungry and down on his luck. His adventures contain some light-hearted moments as he meets up with the other gang members and goes on to join the group and become one of their best swordsmen. A truly exciting tale starring the ever-popular Okawa Hashizo along with all-time great Okochi Denjiro.

The legendary one-eyed one-armed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate in his efforts to steal bribe money on its way to Edo for the benefit to poor farmers.

Edo, 1703. Young Sugino, one of the 47 rōnin seeking revenge against lord Kira, who caused that his master, Asano of Ako, committed seppuku, meets a skillful spear fighter, Genban, who trains him to fight with honor on the day of retribution.

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!

Princess Kazu, the daughter of Shogun Ienari, is sent to marry Matsudaira Nobunao, master of Peacock castle in Kozuke province, a domain of 17,000 koku. When the procession carrying her sizable dowry was so large that it was expected to take 30 days to reach the castle the members of the clan were surprised to learn that it contained only her barest essentials! Would her presence create a problem too large for the clan to deal with? And having been trained by Lord Yagyu himself, will her martial skills ruin the marital plans set forth for the couple, or can she be tamed in time for the wedding?

전쟁포로에서 탈출한 두 농부가 고향으로 돌아가던 중 우연히 황금을 발견한다. 그 황금은 비밀 요새에 은신 중인 유키 공주와 마카베 장군이 왕국의 재건을 위해 숨겨둔 것. 이제 유키 공주와 마카베 장군은 두 농부와 함께 황금을 짊어진 채 적진 한가운데를 관통하는 대장정에 나선다. 말을 타고 달리면서 벌어지는 군무, 위기가 끝나는 순간 다시 시작하는 위기, 두 장수가 만나서 벌이는 진검승부, 그리고 유머와 교묘한 극작술, 호쾌한 주인공들과 다양한 등장인물 속에서 구로사와 아키라는 이제는 더 이상 볼 수 없는 통쾌무비한 재미의 진수를 펼쳐보인다. 구로사와 특유의 호쾌한 액션과 유머 감각이 빛나는 작품으로 최고의 엔터테인먼트 영화 감독으로서 구로사와의 탁월한 능력을 확인시켜주는 영화. 조지 루카스의 스타 워즈의 모태가 된 것으로도 특히 유명하다.

Lord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a trip to various provinces with his students Sukesaburo Sasaki and Kakunoshin Atsumi. At an inn in Sunagawa, Mitsukuni exposed and punished an evil judge who had fallen in love with a townsman's wife. However, on the night he stayed at Nihonmatsu Castle, Mitsukuni found out that this incident was a performance organized especially for him…

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance troop was organized to penetrate into the supreme headquarter of Russia in Tieling Mountain of China to find out the enemy's situation...

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...

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

전쟁에서 이기고 성으로 돌아가던 와시즈는 산속에서 길을 잃고 헤매다가 마녀를 만난다. 마녀로부터 새 영주가 될 것이라는 예언을 들은 와시즈는 갈등에 휩싸이다 결국 영주를 죽이고 권력을 차지하는데...

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

The story is a dramatization of the Japanese folklore legend of Momotaro, the Peach Boy, who with his trusted companions of dog, monkey and pheasant fought against evil in olden times.

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the kabuki classic: Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan (1826) written by Tsuruya Nanboku and is one of the most famous ghost stories throughout Japan.

The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.

Large star shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien takes the form of a popular singer.

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 samurai who slashes a young girl's mage appears in Edo, and she is never caught.

A narcotics investigator for the harbor police, Eiichi Tsuda, is driven by thoughts of vengeance for the overdose death of his brother and the subsequent decline and death of their mother. Tsuda acts viciously and with disdain for legal niceties in his exploration of the criminal facts behind the explosion of a freighter in the harbor. He goes undercover with a band of drug smugglers, but his methods threaten to destroy him as well as his case.

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.

If two clouds go away, the eyes of a maiden who gets wet in tears, Tsukaman Aise who earnestly wished, and the two who cried under the harsh trials of ten years when they fell in love and fell in love, climbed the hill of memories again. Surprisingly, there was an event that turned a moment of joy into tears ...

Gosho’s most celebrated film both in Japan and the West, Where Chimneys Are Seen is perhaps the most compelling example of his concern for, and insights into, the everyday lives of lower-middle-class people. Based on Rinzo Shiina’s novel of the absurd, the film depicts the lives of two couples against the backdrop of Tokyo’s growing industrialization during the 1950s.

Futari no hitomi (二人の瞳, Futari no hitomi, The Eyes of Two People) a.k.a. Girls Hand in Hand (USA title) is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Shigeo Nakaki.

시청에서 근무하는 노년의 남자. 시민 과장이란 직위는 있지만 매일 출근해 서류에 도장을 찍는 기계다. 어느날 갑자기 위암 말기 선고를 받은 그는 핏줄에게서 위안을 받으려 하지만 부인과 따로 살림을 차리는 데만 혈안이 된 아들의 모습에서 실망을 느낀다. 그러다 옛 여직원을 우연히 만나고, 인형 공장에서 직공 일을 하고 있는 그녀에게서 건강함과 생명력을 느끼게 된다. 뭔가를 창조하는 데서 즐거움을 얻을 수 있다는 사실을 배운 그는 먼지가 쌓여 있던 서류더미 속에서 일거리를 찾아낸다. 가난한 지역에 아이들을 위한 놀이터를 만들어달라는 건의가 계속 무시되고 있었는데...

Buntaro, the president of a food trading company got tired of the day-to-day routine of life. The new secretary, Nobuko, suggested her "shacho-san" (the president) run away from the job. Nobuko took Buntaro to her home and introduced him to her own family as friend, "Sachio-san"...

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Wataru Naohiko who has the prosecutor general as his father became a young composer and its symphony "saint" invoked the world echoed. But his disciple Uchiyama and his best friend prosecutor Daisuke Toki accused his music as a sesame of pause-only technique, not a truly heart-hungry art.

Melodrama by Kiyoshi Saeki

Omnibus of love stories from 1947 directed by famous directors, featuring big stars.

Lord for a Night is a 1946 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

에도 시대, 산주산겐도 사당에서 매년 개최하는 궁술 대회는 많은 이들의 관심의 대상이다. 다이하치로의 아버지는 이 궁술 대회에서 패배한 후 스스로 목숨을 끊었고, 다이하치로는 어릴 때부터 우승을 꿈꾸며 궁술을 갈고 닦는다. 하지만 최고의 실력자 간자에몽 등 어려운 장애물이 기다리고 있다. 나루세 미키오의 첫 사극 영화.

Japanese Warmovie

This film was made by the Japanese occupation authorities in the Philippines as a propaganda film to show the Philippine people the "benefits" of the Japanese invasion and takeover of their country.

The Opium War is a 1943 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Masahiro Makino. "Ahen senso" in Japan refers to the First Opium War. The story of the film concerns this war.

1942 adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's novel.

A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts snooping around, however, he finds himself reluctantly drawn in to the case.

What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited married couples of sisters and brothers. Love comedy in 1942.

A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing somewhat against type).

Feature film.

An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu.

An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu.

Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese merchant marine officer. Part spy thriller and part Shanghai travelogue, it was part of a popular series known as "Chinese Continental Friendship" made by the occupying Japanese in China.

My Daughter's Only Wish tells the story of a poorly paid and clumsy office clerk, played with much comedic talent by Atsushi Watanabe. His biggest problem: His daughter Hideko is too clever and is expected by her teachers to enter the school for higher girls after graduating from primary school. But how is our poor clerk supposed to pay the school fees? How does poor Hideko feel about the situation? How can they cope with the envious colleagues who have less brighter daughters? And - an important question for Hideko's mother - what will the neighbours think? What's the point about getting a good education for girls anyway?

This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip" is an 80-minute compilation of the first (東海道の巻 or "Tokaido no maki") and second (日本晴れの巻 or "Japan's Fine Weather Reel") parts (147 minutes), which were re-edited and screened at a time when presentable films were dried up immediately after the defeat of the war.

An irreverent take on a medieval Noh drama, Hokaibo sees Enoken play the titular monk whose lusts drive him to murder.

A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige" starring Chiezo Kataoka and Kyoji Sugi.