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Kanopy
85
7.9
/9651/
77
/186/
74
/198/
4.1
/18074/
96
/23/
91
/122/

Floating Weeds (1959)
When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
67
7.8
/5324/
77
/88/
76
/144/
4.1
/11253/
80
/10/
82
/31/

Street of Shame (1956)
The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
63
7.5
/3446/
73
/59/
70
/78/
3.9
/6001/
100
/10/
82
/24/

There Was a Father (1942)
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
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72
61
7.3
/4306/
72
/75/
73
/87/
3.6
/6099/
73
/781/

The Quiet Duel (1949)
A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.
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Criterion Channel
70
51
7.1
/1688/
61
/23/
67
/44/
3.6
/2249/
82
/459/

Tokyo Chorus (1931)
In Depression-era Tokyo, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is fired from his job.
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75
40
7.5
/925/
66
/21/
71
/25/
4.0
/2167/
83
/21/

Lightning (1952)
The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a marriage for her with a disagreeable man whom she has rejected.
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Criterion Channel
67
20
6.8
/513/
61
/8/
71
/15/
3.5
/890/

No Blood Relation (1932)
An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she abandoned years before.
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66
20
7.3
/545/
60
/8/
62
/18/
3.7
/780/
60
/12/

Brother and Sister (1953)
The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.
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10
/1/

Nocturne of a Woman (1961)
A woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she catches the eye of a businessman while working at a nightclub. He sets her up with her own nightclub, but with expectations attached.
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10
/1/

Young Trees (1963)
A bright and cheerful story about a young girl who comes to Tokyo from the countryside, relying on her aunt to become a maid, and willingly aspires to become a maid and lives a healthy life despite the hardships she encounters with people from all walks of life. Ririko Tachibana moved to Tokyo in reliance on her aunt Motoko, who lives in Tokyo. When Ririko leaves her classmate Chizuko Misawa, who says she is going to rely on jazz singer Michi Nozoe, and arrives at her aunt's house, she is disappointed to find that a job has been arranged for her as a nanny. Her dream of attending night high school was dashed, but Ririko made up her mind to do her best to do as much as she could. The Honbashi family, where she was employed, lived alone with the widow Shinae, and Mrs Shinae was asked to go to her daughters' house to help out...
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10
/1/

Nine Hours of Terror (1957)
N/A
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10
/1/

The White Road Across the River (1959)
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10
/1/

Ninja in a Business Suit (1963)
An industry research director, Isomura, is killed in a suspected hit-and-run, but his employee, Hinuma, believes it was murder, not an accident.
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?
4.4
/6/

Nagareru hoshi wa ikiteiru (1949)
Based on a novel by Tei Fujiwara
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10
/1/

Three O'clock in the Morning in a Big City (1958)
To avenge the death of his brother, a student shooting champion infiltrates the criminal world. An entertaining action drama and an interesting love story.
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10
/1/

Kiri no yoru no kyōfu (1951)
A dead lover returns as a ghost
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5.8
/8/

Island Girl (1933)
Japanese silent film.
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10
/1/

Kodokan Under a Morning Moon (1957)
The picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by vicious hoodlums led by Takamatsu, and judo, which is used only for self-defense and championed by Sugawara. All of which, comes to a mighty match between Sugawara and Takamatsu. It's loaded with dynamite, so to speak, and lasts five minutes on the screen, Sugawara, wins. Takamatsu, a poor loser, and his four ju-jitsu hoodlum companions later ambush Sugawara in the woods. This turns out to be a mortal combat. You'd like to learn the outcome, wouldn't you?
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?
7.5
/10/

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 (1931)
The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a lumberland epic with a forest fire on Sakhalin Island, turns into a tragedy of King Lear dimensions, and manages to amaze the blasé audience with a happy end in the Wild West.
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7.2
/32/

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki (1932)
N/A
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6.8
/47/
40
/3/

Warm Current (1939)
Adaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital, depicts the love lives of the director's daughter, the administrative director, a doctor, and a nurse.
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6.5
/10/
10
/1/
60
/1/

Black Trump Card (1964)
Chairman of the Shin Nihon Kaihatsu company Fukazawa, using clever ways to circumvent the law, rose to the top of the economic backstage. Three people are sacrificed to his greed. The president of a small company who committed suicide, a Yakuza who died during the destruction of his territory, and a former viscount whose wife and property were stolen by Fukazawa. Their sons vowed to hunt down Fukazawa and take revenge.
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10
/1/

Children Seeking a Mother (1956)
While working in an education center for lonely children, a mother seeks her missing son.
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6.3
/15/
70
/1/
60
/1/

Kinuyo's First Love (1940)
Kinuyo is a daughter of rice cracker shop in downtown. She fell in love with her sister's boyfriend. It is a story whose theme is warm human relationships in a town of customs and manners.
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10
/1/

Muchana Yakko (1964)
A comedy directed by Koji Shima about a men's game. Reckless and exciting, definitely worth watching! Miyoshi Oki was born in Hokkaido and grew up in a dirty carriage that his father owned. His dream was to have a horse with a good coat that costs 10 million yen and he set a goal for it. At the invitation of Otaki-gumi executive Iwasa, he joined Otaki-gumi while the leader Sozaburo was sick. Miyoshi's method is not to deal with the yakuza's morale and slashing, but to handle things mentally....
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7.1
/22/
10
/1/

The Forest of No Escape (1965)
Adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same name.
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10
/1/

Shi no machi wo nogarete (1952)
Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War.
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5.1
/14/

Mother (1929)
The 1929 Japanese film "Mother" which helped child actress Hideko Takamine become a star.
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6.4
/23/
10
/1/
60
/1/

The Romance of Yushima (1955)
Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after Hayase lost his parents in a war. Hayase has been secretly married to Otsuta, a former geisha, and has been unable to tell Sakai of the marriage, aware as he is that Sakai wants him to marry his daughter, Taeko. Otsuta wants Hayase to tell Sakai about her, but understands the difficulty of his position. At a festival, Otsuta is mistaken for a pickpocket and taken to the police. Because of her background as a geisha, newspaper reporters eagerly delve into her past and report that she has been married to Hayase. Unaware of what has been printed in the papers, Hayase decides to tell Sakai about his marriage. Sakai shows the newspaper to him and orders Hayase to part with Otsuta. Given no chance to explain, Hayase accepts Sakai's order.
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Criterion Channel
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6.4
/65/
10
/2/
60
/1/

The Phantom Horse (1955)
Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.
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10
/1/
55
/1/

The Ataka Family (1952)
Soichi Ataka is the eldest son of Ataka family. Although mentally challenged, he's a person with a gentle heart. Soichi's wife, Kuniko is devoted to her husband and together the couple runs the family farm. Their happy family life comes to an abrupt halt when Soichi's half-brother, Joji returns with his wife Masako after failing in a business.
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5.3
/10/

Osayo Koi Sugata (1934)
The poor novelist Yamamoto is writing his novel, determined and with a headband around his head. With him, the novelist who is always in trouble paying his bills, is the girl Saya who becomes the model for his novel. Saya however is in love with a young driver. When he is forced to move into a spa town as the result of the jealousy of another man Saya is terribly sad. But with the help of Yamamoto the driver's rival can be revealed and Saya can finally be with her beloved.
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5.6
/17/
10
/1/
50
/2/

The Story of Shunkin (1954)
Based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Story of the beautiful blind daughter of a wealthy businessman who falls in love with a servant.
poster
Kanopy
63
?
6.8
/204/
48
/7/
68
/5/
3.5
/303/

The Whale God (1962)
A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
poster
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6.8
/10/
10
/1/

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love (1955)
A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
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10
/1/

Who Will Judge Me? (1951)
Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
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50
/2/

Moon Over the Ruins (1937)
Episode in the life of a composer of a popular Japanese song.
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6.1
/46/
70
/2/
60
/1/

Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter (1932)
Part two of Shimizu's major silent Seven Seas, a family drama of the intertwining fates of the rich, decadent Yagibashis and the far less prosperous Sone family.
poster
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10
/1/

Shin Jinsei Gekijo (1961)
1961 Theater of Life adaptation.
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Daphne (1933)
Japanese film from 1933, adapted from Masao Kume's serialized newspaper novel.
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The Golden Demon
Kan’ichi Hazama and Omiya Shigisawa are engaged to be married, but Omiya breaks the engagement to marry a wealthy banker’s son. Heartbroken, Kan’ichi becomes a moneylender, and years later their paths cross again under changed circumstances. Adapted from a popular serialized novel of the same name.
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Symphony of Youth (1928)
Japanese silent film from 1928.
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Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku (1957)
A suspense drama about a thief who sneaks onto a late-night ski bus heading from Tokyo to Joshinetsu and the detective who rides with him to arrest him. Each of the passengers acts independently, and the incident takes an unexpected turn that goes beyond the detective's intentions.
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Kokoro no nichigetsu (1954)
N/A
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六人の女を殺した男 (1965)
N/A
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Two Little Birds (1923)
Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa
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Surging Waves (1939)
N/A
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7.6
/6/

The Strength of a Moustache (1931)
Kato's splendid mustache is an obstacle when it comes to finding a job. However, he gets a job as a security guard at a construction site. The president of the construction company tries to grow a mustache like Kato's and, failing, orders Kato to shave off his.


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