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Hoopla
70
50
7.0
/2183/
70
/66/
64
/60/
3.7
/5701/
73
/29/

The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)
This horror tale adapts the Japanese legend which tells of a man who faces the consequences of betraying his wife in order to acquire wealth and power.
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Criterion Channel
64
37
6.6
/1469/
64
/28/
61
/28/
3.4
/3807/
65
/19/

Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)
A sniper kills two prisoners in a police van, and the driver sets out to find the killer.
poster
64
22
6.5
/557/
57
/9/
63
/18/
3.5
/1473/
67
/5/

Black Cat Mansion (1958)
The descendant of the servant of a cruel and vicious samurai returns to the town where she was born, only to find that a cat who is possessed by the spirits of those murdered by the samurai is trying to kill her.
poster
69
14
7.1
/384/
60
/1/
76
/9/
3.6
/618/

The Downfall of Osen (1935)
In Tokyo, Osen is the servant girl of an unscrupulous antiques dealer, Kumazawa, who takes in the penniless Sokichi Hata. Kumazawa mistreats Sokichi and Osen, while swindling some Buddhist monks out of their temple treasures. When Kumazawa is arrested, Osen agrees to help Sokichi finance his dream of going to medical school. They live in a humble room, and eventually the only way Osen can find enough money for them is to prostitute herself during the day, without Sokichi knowing. (Will Gilbert)
poster
62
11
6.3
/194/
60
/4/
62
/11/
3.3
/461/

Smashing the 0-Line (1960)
Katiri is a reporter so ambitiously amoral that he’ll sell out anyone—including his partner and the drug dealer he’s sleeping with—to get a scoop. But what happens when an even more ruthless female gang boss kidnaps his sister?
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?
10
/1/

皇室と戦争とわが民族 (1960)
Japanese war film.
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10
/1/

Fighting Horizon (1960)
Japanese film about a juvenile delinquent who becomes a part of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.
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?
10
/1/

Shōjo (1961)
1961 Japanese movie
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?
10
/1/

Tokyo Bus Girl (1958)
1958 Japanese movie
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?
10
/1/

Lunar Eclipse (1956)
A unique and controversial film directed by Umeji Inoue, based on the original story by Shintaro Ishihara, which depicts the image of a group of young people in the agony of mistrust, love and hate with a powerful touch.
poster
?
10
/1/

Kidō sōsahan Tōkyō bōryoku chizu (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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?
10
/1/

快傑耶茶坊 (1956)
1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.
poster
?
10
/1/

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War (1958)
N/A
poster
?
10
/1/

Hibari no san'yaku: Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge (1957)
N/A
poster
?
10
/1/

Hibari no san'yaku: Zoku Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge (1957)
N/A
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?
6.8
/41/
10
/1/

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957)
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan that sends their son off to war. As such, it could be considered an anti-war movie, showing how, while war is devised by governments, the people do not really understand what war is, and its combatants often do not know what they are fighting for.
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?
10
/1/

Oyae no hatsukoi sensei (1959)
A hilarious comedy where newly appointed teacher Oyae shows off her unusual plays as she fights alone against a group of five bad boys.
poster
?
10
/1/

Crazy Jailbreak (1959)
A prisoner escapes from prison to find the real criminal.
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?
5.7
/16/
20
/2/

Woman Diver's Terror (1957)
Chie, who's chosen as 'Ms. Woman Diver', and her friend Yuki, have been missing for several days after they left for Tokyo to be interviewed by a magazine. Later, Yuki is found dead in the sea. Yoshi, Chie's sister, along with sailor Shunsuke, try to find Chie. Soon they learn about a conspiracy with diamonds in a ship sunk in the sea.
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?
7.8
/12/
10
/1/

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal (1959)
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her forces push forward to the borders of India. But gradually the tide turns in favour of the Allies and after the atom bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is compelled to accept the Potsdam Declaration and by the order of the Emperor agrees to unconditional surrender. Under the supervision of the occupation forces the International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo to try the Japanese war leaders. Established in the cause of justice, and to prevent future aggressive wars the trials drag on for two and a half years. And on December 23, 1948, General Tojo and six other war leaders mount the thirteen steps to the gallows at Tokyo's Sugamo prison.
poster
?
4.8
/6/
10
/1/

Omatsuri hanjiro (1953)
Every year, at the festival, familiar merchants such as Toraemon, a magic trick, Tokubei, a blowgun, Kaji, acrobatics, and Unsaibo, a ritual, gather toward the port town.
poster
?
5.4
/6/
10
/1/
100
/1/

Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger (1959)
For the poor, Edo is Hell on Earth, starving under the rule of Tanuma Okitsugi, corrupt councilor to the shogun. But the courageous vagabond called “Kageboshi” (Shadow Avenger), will fight for the common folk, robbing the rich so the people will have rice. Tanuma’s henchmen will hire an evil swordsman to pose as Kageboshi, starting a wave of murder, kidnapping and robbery, searching for two antique sword-guards that will reveal the hiding place of a fortune in buried gold. But who will claim the gold? The poor of Edo, or the conniving Tanuma? Only Kageboshi’s flashing sword, tearing through Tanuma’s bloodthirsty minions, can forestall his wicked schemes.
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5.5
/15/
10
/1/
70
/1/

Traitors of the Blue Castle (1957)
Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself.
poster
?
61
/5/

Shikeishû no shôri (1957)
1957 crime film directed by Toshio Shimura for Shintoho.
poster
?
10
/1/
50
/1/

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets (1956)
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.
poster
58
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6.1
/140/
54
/5/
63
/7/

The Letter (1936)
A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.
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Plex
62
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6.6
/302/
60
/1/
52
/11/
3.4
/455/

Oyuki the Virgin (1935)
When a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats. During the long journey, the socially inferior women prove to be morally superior to their betters.
poster
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5.8
/12/
10
/1/

Lust of the White Serpent (1960)
A work with the motif of a legend that remains in the mountain villages of Shinshu and Hida. A white snake helped by a young man transfers to a girl's body, longing for him and burning in an endless passion.
poster
?
10
/1/

Roar of the Bullets (1960)
At the end of the Greater East Asia War, young Amada Koichi and his father were wrongfully accused as spy suspects and his father died in prison after being tortured. Ten years later, Amada seeks for revenge on the three men responsible for his father death.
poster
?
10
/1/

Covered Wagon (1960)
A Western-inspired film where a pair of traveling beekeepers odyssey by covered wagon from Kyushu, the southernmost of the Japanese archipelago's major islands, to Hokkaido, it's northernmost.
poster
?
10
/1/

Princess Finds Her Prince (1953)
N/A
poster
59
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6.8
/130/
46
/3/
65
/2/

A Wicked Woman (1958)
In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young policeman, but is coerced into becoming the mistress of and procurer for a vice boss.
poster
?
6.6
/7/
10
/1/

The Human Cyclone (1959)
The first in the Ginza Whirlwind Child series. A poignant action giant depicting the activities of Mait Guy Akira, who calls people to Ginza Boring Man, popular and longing everywhere, and who is on the side of justice of the divine ghost.
poster
?
6.0
/30/
60
/2/

Miss Okichi (1935)
Kenji Mizoguchi is credited as “supervisor” on this rare Japanese genre film, which stars the stunning Isuzu Yamada (Osaka Elegy, Throne of Blood) as a professional criminal, part con woman and part martial artist, who falls in love with a young man from the straight world.
poster
?
10
/1/

凸凹珍道中 (1960)
Japanese comedy film.
poster
?
6.4
/33/
10
/1/
80
/2/

The Blood Sword of the 99th Virgin (1959)
In the northern province, two waitresses Mieko and Hanako from Tokyo, are missing somewhere near the River Kitakami. At night, the villagers of Shirayama gather round a blazing fire, and utter incantations while an old headman tempers a sword...
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?
6.5
/14/
30
/2/
70
/1/

Jungle Block (1960)
A young doctor falls into a despair of developments. He plans to revenge the disgrace inflicted upon his sister, whose engagement was broken as a result.
poster
?
6.9
/32/
10
/1/
70
/1/

Break Down that Wall (1959)
A man is wrongfully accused of murder.
poster
?
6.3
/43/
10
/1/

Ghost in the Regiment (1958)
Desiring another officer’s new wife, a military police lieutenant fabricates evidence of treason that consigns the innocent man to torture and a firing squad. The lieutenant rapes the wife, but is haunted by bad dreams which after he is assigned to a battalion with the victim’s brother.
poster
68
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6.4
/172/
62
/9/
80
/5/

The Ghost Cat of Otama Pond (1960)
Two lovers lost in the mountains. In what direction do not go, they find themselves in a mysterious forest pond, as if some kind of force does not want to let them go. Once upon a time, over a century ago, there had been a crime, whose shadow still hovers over these places.
poster
?
7.4
/71/
10
/1/
55
/6/

A Slope in the Sun (1958)
The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family as tutor of the daughter, Kumiko, while she receives attention from her two older brothers, Yukichi and Shinji. Meanwhile, the exact parentage of Shinji comes to light.
poster
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The Comb of Oroku (1935)
Once a wealthy local land owner, Toranosuke has long since fallen on hard times. Social ostracism befalls those who neglect communal duties and Toranosuke's life goes down hill by being exiled from the village. The story evolves around brother and sister Umakichi and Oroku left alone by their father.
poster
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Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan (1937)
N/A
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Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen (1934)
Directed by Daisuke Itō.


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