Taku Shinjo spins this rural drama about ancient taboos and encroaching modernity. Takamine (Gitan Otsuru) is a big-city workaholic sent to a small remote island to seal a business deal. His predecessor almost managed to convince the island's 17 inhabitants to sell their stake and make way for a resort hotel -- that is, before he died under dubious circumstances. Takamine finds the islanders polite and kind but unwilling to discuss business; instead, they tell him to become an islander. So the city-slicker stuffed shirt loses his tie and starts to help the women plant and the men fish. He soon makes his acquaintance with Takako (Mitsuko Baisho), the widowed daughter of the island's chief. She lives alone with her crazed son who is kept Jane Eyre-style chained to a stake. One moon-lit night, their mutual attraction boils over, resulting in a naked, passionate roll on the beach.
Takuzo Abe
1905년에 태어난 게이샤 ‘아베 사다’는 연인을 살해한 뒤 성기를 잘랐던 사건으로 당시 일본 사회에 큰 충격을 주었던 인물이다. 감독은 화려하고 독특하고 미장센을 적극적으로 활용하여 아베 사다의 극적인 삶을 재구성한다.
Seizaemon (voice)
도쿄 근방의 타마 구릉지. 두 무리로 나뉘어 살던 너구리들은 도쿄의 개발 계획인 뉴타운 프로젝트로 인해 그들의 숲이 파괴되자, 이에 대항하기 위해 중지되어 있던 변신술의 부흥과 인간연구 5개년 계획을 추진하기로 합의한다. 또한 시코쿠와 사도 지방에 살고 있는 전설의 장로 등에게도 원군을 청하기로 하고 가위 바위 보 시합을 통해 사자를 보낸다. 너구리들은 외부의 원군이 오기를 기다리며, 변신술 특훈과 변신술을 이용한 게릴라 작전으로 인간들의 개발 계획과 공사를 방해하지만 결국 뉴타운 개발 계획 저지에는 효과가 거의 없다는 것을 깨닫게 된다. 이 때, 그토록 기다리던 전설의 장로 3명이 시코쿠 지방에서 도착하는데...
Based on the comic book by Kenshi Hirokane
Toshio Kasabe
A story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned respectful yakuza who tries to protect his small yakuza family. When his boss gets shot, he decides to go after the plotters.
Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love.
Kotaro
원폭의 중심지 히로시마에 내린 검은 비, 즉 방사능 낙진을 맞은 시즈마 부부와 그들의 조카인 야스코는 5년 후 당시 생존자들과 한 마을에 살고 있다. 야스코는 방사능에 의한 병증이 아직은 나타나지 않고 있지만, 시즈마 부부는 그녀가 결혼하고 나서 미래에라도 방사능에 의해 고통을 받을까 노심초사하는데...
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
Set on a quiet ranch in Hokkaido. One day, a colt is born from a legendary bloodline. It is given the name Oracion or "prayer". When Oracion is grown, a factory owner buys the horse. Will he be the key to solving the man's problems? Based on the novel by Teru Miyamoto.
Asanaga
제겐(일본 에도시대, 유곽에 여인을 조달하는 사람을 일컬음)이란 별명으로 더 잘 알려진 무라오카는 1901년에 홍콩에 건너 갔다가 빈털터리가 된다. 그는 현지 일본영사의 제안을 받아 러시아군을 정찰하기 위해 만주로 건너간다. 그 이후 그는 일본이 아시아에 대제국을 건설할 것이라는 것을 믿고 동남아시아 각지에 창녀촌을 설립한다. 그리고 일본의 영향력이 커지자 날로 그의 사업도 번창한다. 그는 자신의 사업이 단순히 돈을 벌게 해주는 것 이상으로 일본에 도움이 된다고 굳게 믿고 있다.
A high school girl becomes convinced that her mother, who was said to have died fourteen years ago, is alive and residing in Hokkaido.
Isao Yoshimoto (Chairman of the Kanto Nishiki Federation)
야쿠자 두목을 살해한 혐의로 억울하게 기소된 젊은 작가 타마코는 곤경에서 벗어날 방법을 찾아야 한다.
Yamakawa
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
Owner of Kahmila
On the day his mother dies, young gambler Jirocho swears in front of her grave that he'll never gamble again. But, that night, Jirocho heads to a gambling den, where he bets the condolence money for his mother's funeral. No surprise to learn he loses the lot. Not the hard-boiled yakuza story it seems, this is a comedy featuring many new artists who were making a name for themselves at the time.
Tamotsu Kinoshita
비 오던 어느날 밤, 한 자동차가 부두를 질주하다 그대로 바다로 돌진해 빠져버리는 사고가 발생한다. 차에 타고 있던 것은 늙은 남자와 젊은 여자였고 그 중 젊은 여자만 간신히 목숨을 건진다. 하지만 그녀는 결국...
A trio of high school boys get summer jobs at a seaside resort. Soon, however, they learn that the woman who runs it is in financial trouble. The three decide to help her.
Masuya
영화 속 노래의 후렴구이기도 한 ‘에에쟈나이카’는 새로운 사회적 분위기가 만들어지던 에도 말기에 발생한 대중적 운동, 또는 현상을 폭넓게 지칭하는 말이다. 격변의 에도 말기, 한 가난한 농부가 미국에서 일본으로 돌아온다. 겨우 고향으로 돌아왔지만 그는 다시 한 번 힘든 시기를 보내야 한다. 당시 일본 사회의 급격한 변화를 여러 인물과 사건을 통해 스케치하듯 그린 작품.
(2017년 한국시네마테크협의회 - 이마무라 쇼헤이 회고전)
A large earthquake hits Tokyo, which was predicted by a seismologist but was ignored.
Catfish Messenger
Outside of a small village in Japan, a mysterious pond is inhabited by mythic creatures. Their story is of revenge, tragedy, and the power of real love. A classical tale which translates wonderfully to film.
Arashi
To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating back several generations must be sorted out once and for all.
Barber Seijuro
A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.
Tora-san befriends the descendant of a feudal lord. The man asks Tora to locate his deceased son's wife who resides somewhere in Tokyo.
Jûbei Noro - Genjirô's Colleague
긴다이치 코스케가 주인공으로 등장하는 두 번째 탐정 영화. 산골마을 집으로 돌아온 소녀 치에를 기다리는 것은 몇 년 동안 풀리지 않는, 그녀의 가족에 대한 미스터리와 살인 사건의 기억이다. 하지만 끔찍한 공포는 아직 끝나지 않았다. 그녀의 친구들이 하나씩 살해되고 다음 희생자는 치에 자신일 것이라는 징표가 나타난다. 친구인 사토코의 희생으로 간신히 목숨을 건진 치에. 사실 사토코는 범인의 정체를 알고 있었다. 이제 사건 해결을 위해 고용된 탐정 긴다이치는 미스터리를 하나씩 풀기 시작하는데…
Kashiwaya Syujin
‘팔묘촌’, ‘옥문도’의 작가 요코미조 세이시의 동명소설을 스크린에 옮긴 작품. 우리나라에는 소년탐정 ‘김전일’의 조부로 더 잘 알려진 명탐정 킨다이치 코스케가 이누가미 가문에서 벌어지는 연쇄살인사건을 해결해 나가는 추리물이다. 1976년 일본 최고의 흥행작이자 카도카와 영화사 시대를 연 기념비적 작품으로 독특한 오프닝과 몇몇 편집기법도 당시로서는 충격적이었다. 이 영화를 통해 킨다이치 코스케라는 가상의 인물은 일본의 국민탐정으로 떠 올랐고, 그가 등장하는 영화 및 TV 드라마가 수없이 만들어졌다. 2006년 감독 스스로 리메이크해 다시 한번 세상에 내놓기도 했던 작품.
Kurisaburo
Oikawa
Comedy of two brothers working at a local governmental office.
Love between a pretty young piano tuner and a jazz pianist.
Thief
Owner and workers of a tiny medicine factory fall in love with a lovable girl.
Heppei Hiradaira
A crime story (with strong elements of comedy) that pits a determined detective against a gang of pickpockets in Osaka. The detective (played by Keiju Kobayashi) and the leader of the gang (played by Norihei Miki) have an interesting wartime backstory together that fuels much of the story.
Heibei Noriya
In the 9th year of Genroku, Mitsukuni Mito Komon of Hitachi Province set out on a pilgrimage to various countries with his reluctant vassals, Sukesaburo and Kakunosuke, under the name of Koemon, a retired peasant.
Matsugoro
Five fellows are taken by the police for bank hold-ups.
Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka.
Japanese comedy film.
Eizo Shirasaka
A new stationmaster is appointed to a dilapidated local line. On top of the failing local line feuding for hot spring customers with a bus company looking to start a new route, they even get involved in a disappearance and a murder...
Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their long-suffering mother. The mother and her brother try various schemes to find husbands for them.
Mitsui Sanpei
#13 in the Ekimae series of films. Set at Todai University, Professor Sakai (played by Frankie Sakai) mentors a group of university hopefuls. Cut to 25 years later, the students have each settled into their careers and cross paths with Professor Sakai's son, a P.E. teacher (also played by Sakai).
Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.
Denroku the Weasel
Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.
The 22nd film in the Shacho comedy series.
Hachirô
남편을 전쟁터에 보낸 후 큰 저택에서 딸 도모코를 키우던 이쿠요는 집을 나간다. 할머니의 손에 외롭게 자라던 도모코는 아버지마저 사망하자 갈 곳이 없어지고 만다. 결국 낯선 사람에게 맡겨져 게이샤 교육을 받으며 자란 도모코는 시간이 흘러 어엿한 게이샤로 성장하지만 동경의 한 유곽에서 어머니를 만나며 또 한 번 험난한 인생길에 들어선다.
Shûe Matsubayashi movie
Lee
Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men. So, they are forever looking for new maids. As the years go by maid servants become hired help and more bossy and independent, so Chikura and his wife find themselves adjusting their lives to keep up with changing times.
Japanese comedy film.
Fukuji Tohyama
Ensemble comedy.
Iga no Jirokichi
Story of a resourceful hobo (Kobayashi), a con woman (Takamine) who pretends to be a victim of the Nagasaki A-bomb, and two orphaned children who become a most atypical Japanese family.
아코낭인 사건 이라고도 하는 이 사건은 도쿠가와 막부의 제 5대 쇼군 도쿠가와 쓰나요시가 집권하고 있던 1701년 에도성에서 일어났다. 칙사 접대를 담당한 아코성의 성주 아사노 다쿠미노카미가 의전 담당인 기라 고즈케노스케를 칼로 쳤으나 미처 죽이지 못하였지만, 그날로 할복을 하고, 가옥과 성이 몰수된다. 도쿠가와 막부의 조치에 불만을 지닌 아코성 가신인 오이시 구라노스케 이하 낭인 46, 총 47명이 그 다음해 12월에 기라의 저택을 급습하여 그를 죽인 후, 그 목을 아사노가 묻혀있는 센가쿠지(泉岳寺)로 들고가 복수를 완성하고, 1703년 3월 도쿠가와 막부의 결정에 따라 46명 할복했던 실제 사건을 그린 영화이다.
Man at the nightclub
A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.
Hikaru and Ichiro are close friends in high school. Hikaru's elder brother Tadashi fell in love with Ichiro's elder sister, Mikako at first sight. Although she gave the cold shoulder to Tadashi, she gradually became fond of Tadashi.
Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With nowhere to go, the two wander around, befriending a cosmetics salesman and a kind waitress who give them beer. This biting social satire starring two memorable grandmothers, scripted by Yôko Mizuki, picked up on Japan’s aging population problem far ahead of its time.
Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions.
Pierre Miki
Japanese comedy film.
The university professor Ozeki Hitoshi (Ryu Chishu) is regarded as an eccentric by people in his surroundings. When his daughter Tokiko is asked to marry a colleague, she and her mother are overjoyed, but Hitoshi is not satisfied with the situation.
Japanese comedy film.
First "Pfc. Story" sequel and eighth overall sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
Sarutobi Sasuke
Private second class Takeda
First installment of the "Pfc. Story" series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku, and seventh overall sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
Sun Wu Kung
The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow Buddhist travelers. Though portrayed as a literal, if rather anthropomorphized, monkey in the original legends, this film substitutes the spindly comic actor Norihei Miki, sans makeup.
7th film in the President series and the first entry in color.
Fifth entry in the Company President Series.
A film about the life of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a Japanese painter with disabilities.
Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.
Tarashirô Hanamizu
Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their wives for a little while. As they travel, they are constantly beset by complications involving women, mistaken identity, and misunderstood events. Another film adaptation of the famous novel Ikku Jippensha Footing It Along the Tokaido (Tokaidochu Hizakurige)
The fourth entry in the Company President Series
Adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color.
Chauffeur
The cabaret «Romance», run by Masami Daisaku's father, is experiencing financial difficulties, and Masami is betting on changes and asks singer Hibari Misora to perform. Musical youth comedy with young actors, passion, funny songs and laughter. Hibari Misora appears as herself.
An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.
Based on the comic by Shosuke Kurakane. Shown in two parts.
The third instalment in the Shacho Series.
Train passenger (uncredited)
An Ishiro Honda Film.
The president learns that the company's biggest stockholder is also a friend of his singing teacher and spies on his movements.
Based on a comic strip by Kaoru Akiyoshi. First in a four part film series.
A new third-class president wins an appointment thanks to his marriage with the former president's daughter.
Keita, after his death, was taken to the court of heaven as Defendant No. 1361, where his past was projected. He was formerly a favorite of the Meriken Circus troupe, yet he sinned by exposing a certain woman. During the screening, he realizes what he has done, and fate gives him a chance to redeem his sins.
Movie version of NHK renzoku drama "Tokyo Romance"
