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Kanopy
90
8.3
/101087/
82
/1733/
83
/1288/
4.5
/179186/
98
/57/
96
/1465/
92
/20/
cc age 11+

Ikiru (1952)
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.9
/9680/
77
/186/
75
/199/
4.1
/18322/
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
85
78
8.0
/5631/
77
/140/
77
/151/
4.2
/16271/
100
/7/
92
/52/
87
/6/

Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
73
7.7
/4213/
77
/75/
75
/92/
4.0
/7771/
100
/9/
87
/45/
84
/7/

Early Spring (1956)
A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.
poster
78
70
7.9
/6327/
78
/208/
77
/178/
4.0
/8636/

Hachiko (1987)
The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
67
7.8
/5344/
77
/88/
76
/146/
4.1
/11921/
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
81
62
8.0
/2385/
75
/50/
80
/69/
4.2
/7679/
89
/36/

Yearning (1964)
War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly built supermarket and Reiko's in-laws plan to convert their small shop into a supermarket, to her detriment.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
59
8.0
/3181/
74
/47/
76
/90/
4.1
/4490/

Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.
poster
Criterion Channel
76
56
7.6
/1981/
67
/26/
75
/45/
3.9
/3135/
84
/366/

Repast (1951)
Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.
poster
Criterion Channel
73
45
7.2
/1673/
69
/27/
71
/30/
3.8
/3729/
80
/22/

Women of the Night (1948)
In early post-war Osaka, three women, war widow Fusako, her sister Natsuko, an expatriate from Korea, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law, descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
42
7.8
/1518/
73
/23/
76
/46/
4.1
/4147/
100
/5/

Two in the Shadow (1967)
A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.
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78
40
7.2
/348/
66
/3/
71
/13/
3.6
/399/
100
/14/
89
/66/

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.
poster
75
40
7.5
/928/
66
/21/
71
/26/
4.0
/2358/
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.
poster
73
36
7.3
/459/
71
/18/
70
/26/
4.0
/2793/

Miss Lonely (1985)
Lonely and love-stricken high-school student Hiroki pursues a girl, but another one mysteriously appears in his life. Is she a figment of his psyche, or is she real?
poster
Criterion Channel
63
26
6.8
/526/
65
/10/
68
/15/
3.6
/1001/
45

Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.
poster
66
25
7.1
/690/
60
/7/
66
/27/
3.7
/1610/
62
/1/

Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)
A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath her facade of luxury lies great unhappiness.
poster
Criterion Channel
70
25
7.5
/529/
61
/9/
69
/15/
3.9
/1373/

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
On the way back to his childhood home, a septuagenarian man recalls his childhood and adolescence, in particular his love for a young woman.
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65
21
7.3
/546/
60
/8/
62
/18/
3.7
/851/
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.
poster
Criterion Channel
68
21
7.1
/490/
60
/14/
69
/18/
3.6
/872/

Stakeout (1958)
Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect will try to reunite with an old flame.
poster
71
20
7.3
/541/
65
/11/
72
/17/
3.6
/1024/
77
/3/

The Water Magician (1933)
Taki no Shiraito is a very independent young woman with a famous water juggling act in a travelling carnival troupe. She falls in love with an orphaned carriage driver Kinya Murakoshi, and pledges to put him through law school in Tokyo. She always encloses money in her letters to him, until one hard winter there is no work to be found.
poster
64
14
7.5
/360/
44
/5/
64
/12/
3.7
/565/

Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
Where Chimneys Are Seen focuses primarily on the interconnected lives of two couples in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Senju, a poor industrial section of Tokyo.
poster
Criterion Channel
66
13
7.5
/360/
55
/6/
65
/11/
3.6
/517/

The Wild Geese (1953)
A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man's mistress, finds herself falling in love with a student closer to her age.
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60
11
7.3
/245/
40
/2/
58
/12/
3.6
/396/

Moment of Terror (1966)
When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the driver in this thrilling drama. The car was driven by the wife of a company president who is having an affair. The woman's husband manages to buy silence about the incident, but the victim's mother discovers the identity of the driver. After she secures a job in the home of the company president and his philandering spouse, the woman plans to murder the couple's son when he reaches the age of her late son.
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?
10
/1/

Mother (1958)
N/A
poster
?
10
/1/

Tokyo Eyes (1958)
A beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope, are paired with an innocent young artist and the daughter of a company president, creating a miniature picture of the youth of Tokyo that revolves around these four characters.
poster
?
10
/1/

Diary of a Substitute Doctor (1959)
N/A
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?
10
/1/

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume (1952)
Romantic comedy about a love triangle between two girls who fall in love with a reliable young doctor.
poster
?
10
/1/

The Cat Knew (1958)
Japanese horror movie from 1973.
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?
10
/1/

Training Ship of Yearning (1956)
A youthful film filled with youth and passion, set against the backdrop of the ocean and filled with admiration for a dynamic young man and the heart of a girl whose eyes are filled with pure love!
poster
?
10
/1/

A Grain of Wheat (1958)
The film depicts a group of boys and girls who graduate from a local junior high school and head to Tokyo to find employment, and the teachers who watch over them. Co-written by newcomer Shigeki Chiba and Kaneto Shindo, the film was directed by Kozaburo Yoshimura.
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?
10
/1/

Love's Family Tree (1961)
N/A
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?
5.7
/7/
10
/1/

Four and A Half Mats (1966)
Fukazawa Shino is a prostitute in the late Meiji period. Shino was deceived by Tatsukichi and sold. One day Shino came to like a thief (Yoshioka) who came as a customer.
poster
?
10
/1/

A Certain Woman (1954)
N/A
poster
?
10
/1/

Irohanihoheto (1960)
The anonymous partnership Investment Economic Association, led by its president Ryuichi Amano, collected money from many ordinary people and paid out large dividends, making it famous as "Japan's only investment bank for ordinary people." On the other hand, Detective Muneharu Matsumoto of the Metropolitan Police Department's Second Investigative Division has suspicions about this organization, and has been spying on the business association for many years. However, Matsumoto was having a hard time getting any solid proof of the nature of the incident...
poster
?
10
/1/

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home (1955)
Yoshida Denkichi does loses sight of his wife Chiyoko and daughter Toyoko during the war, and is taken in by a familiar woman, Oshige, and becomes the owner of "Fujimura" in the town of Hato. Eiko is a timid woman who hates Terada, a watchmaker who is obsessed with her; Tamie is a hard worker who asks for money from customers to support her mother and daughter Teruko; Tane, who dreams of the day they can be together, gives money to her lover Takeda; Machiko, an apres girl, is selective about her customers in the name of romance. They are women working in the red light district at "Fujimura."
poster
?
10
/1/

Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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?
10
/1/

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori (1972)
Akane Kawasaki, known for her aversion to physical contact with men, possesses some unfavorable habits such as stealing. Despite these flaws, she garners popularity in the slums due to her compassionate care for children. In an attempt to secure a stable future for their child, she enters into marriage with Tsutomu Yamazaki, who struggles with a stutter. Unfortunately, their union is cut short by the untimely death of Tsutomu Yamazaki in an accident.
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?
10
/1/

Love and the Shop Curtain (1961)
Otami and daughter Yuri run the Matsuoka, a 150-year-old Japanese-style inn in Tokyo which they plan to renovate into a modern hotel before the ‘64 Tokyo Olympics. Maki, the son of the owner of the Benten Hotel, likes Yuri and wants to get closer to her. So, he asks Milton, an American exchange student, to stay at her inn so he can get closer to her. But Yuri is in love with Shin, a cook at her inn. And although Shin likes her too, the two are constantly bickering. Complicating matters more, is that every other available girl also likes Shin including Chikako, who lives at his boarding house, and Chikoma, who is a geisha. One day when Yuri gets a phone call, she suspects that her mother might be having an affair. But it turns out that Otami reunited with her old flame Tomo, who also used to work as a chef at the inn but left because he feared that their class backgrounds were too different. When Shin learns that Yuri is going to marry...will history repeat itself?
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?
8.5
/36/
10
/1/

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955)
N/A
poster
?
10
/1/

Eriko (1962)
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Eriko" by Yukio Hashi.
poster
?
10
/1/

Gakusei geisha koi to kenka (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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?
10
/1/

Kyū-chan ondo (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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?
10
/1/

Fantasy of Youth (1955)
Adaptation of the novel by Bunroku Shishi.
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?
10
/1/

The Cold-Hearted Sea (1984)
A film adaptation of the novel of the same title written by Hiroshi Hatayama (畑山博).
poster
?
6.6
/8/
10
/1/

I Sell My Husband (1968)
Japanese comedy film.
poster
?
5.8
/14/
10
/1/
60
/1/

A Ripple in a Morning (1952)
Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in postwar Japan.
poster
?
6.4
/17/

The Tiger of Malaya (1943)
A band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya.
poster
?
10
/1/

Koina no Ginpei (1954)
1954 Japanese movie


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