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Criterion Channel
82
7.8
/25159/
76
/619/
76
/455/
4.1
/84706/
90
/20/
90
/378/

Onibaba (1964)
While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
81
8.0
/15298/
78
/267/
76
/273/
4.1
/24778/
100
/19/
91
/266/

The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
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Criterion Channel
67
66
6.5
/8914/
65
/400/
69
/275/
3.4
/27713/
77
/13/
59
/175/

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
59
7.8
/1512/
72
/22/
76
/44/
4.1
/3842/
100
/241/

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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Criterion Channel
61
59
6.2
/8414/
61
/337/
68
/241/
3.2
/22099/
50
/8/
62
/245/

Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. As Glenn investigates, he develops a romance with Miss Namikawa and uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.
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57
55
6.2
/2843/
63
/530/
69
/328/
3.1
/28178/
52
/21/
56
/700/
40
/4/

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
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Criterion Channel
63
54
6.2
/3996/
61
/113/
64
/104/
3.2
/6783/
66
/90/

The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
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53
25
5.7
/999/
55
/36/
64
/25/
2.9
/1689/
32
/10/

Gorath (1962)
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.
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65
13
6.4
/596/
57
/19/
66
/16/
77
/3/

The Human Vapor (1960)
A failed science experiment gives a librarian the ability to turn into a gaseous substance. He goes on to rob banks to fund his dancer girlfriend's career, killing those who interfere. Now Tokyo's most wanted criminal, can authorities stop him?
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Criterion Channel
65
9
7.2
/192/
60
/5/
57
/13/
3.6
/276/

Night Drum (1958)
Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially greeted by the effusive welcome of his family, spiteful whispers also reach his ear about an adulterous affair carried on, in his long absence, between his wife and a famous drummer. With Hikokuro’s honor imperiled by rumor, his family insists on a formal investigation into the veracity of the gossip. Through the combined testimony of many witnesses, a tale unwinds around the visits of a traveling musician hired to tutor the family heir, the spurned attentions of the man who started the rumor, and the ultimate truth behind the accusations. The conclusion of events prove as much an indictment of bushidō as it is of the reluctant parties involved. Adapted from a 1706 play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon and based on a true case.
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10
/1/

Tatsumaki kozō (1960)
Tommy, a tornado boy who arrived at Arima Onsen in search of his father, whom he separated from when he was young, meets a girl named Eiko after driving away a group of thugs causing trouble at a variety show venue. Additionally, a drifter named Nanajo, impressed by Tommy's skills, approaches him with a story about a smuggling ship sinking off the coast of Kobe...
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10
/1/

Hidden Fangs (1961)
Set in a juvenile detention center and depicted with a documentary touch.
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10
/1/

Kidō sōsahan-gun ōkami no machi (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Hitoribotchi no futari daga (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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6.4
/29/
10
/1/
20
/1/

The School of Flesh (1965)
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10
/1/

The Crimson Plains (1961)
The action takes place in the highlands of the Chugoku region. While the owner of the Yazaki ranch is away, a gang of villains is trying to take over the ranch, which is run by his wife alone, but then the rancher's best friend, Joji, appears and saves the day. This is one of a series of Japanese westerns starring Jo Shishido.
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4.6
/11/
10
/1/

Last Days of the Samurai (1957)
Seppuku Day 17 Ako ronins, including Kuranosuke Oishi, who were entrusted to the Hosokawa family, and the events of the two days before are depicted as a tragic romance between one of the ronins, Jurozaemon Isogai, and Omino. An adaptation of Seika Mayama play "Genroku Chusingura, the Last Day of Oishi", which tells about the torments of life and death of samurai living in feudal times.
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10
/1/

Last Round (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1 (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Hitori tabi (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Eigo ni yowai otoko azuma wa azuma, nishi wa nishi (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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7.6
/8/
10
/1/
58
/2/

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Kiriko no unmei (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

The Rambler Returns Home (1962)
Final installment of THE WANDERING GUITARIST series.
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10
/1/

Black Dice (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

汚れた顔 (1959)
1959 Japanese movie
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5.0
/6/
10
/1/

An Urban Affair (1961)
Follow-up to "Ekimae Ryokan." Set around the Yurigaoka and Nishi-Ikuta stations on the Odakyu-Odawara line, the film takes up the problem of real estate around the expanding Yurigaoka apartments.
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10
/1/

Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project (1990)
Theatrical version of episode 17 of Ultra Q TV series.
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6.9
/11/
10
/1/

Fifty-Fifty (1963)
The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.
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10
/1/

He's the Witness (1960)
Takuya witnesses the homicide of the detective leading an investigation into the murder of the chairman of the People’s Economic Association, and he disguises himself.
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10
/1/

Song of a Traveller (1962)
A crime film released in 1962
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6.4
/18/
10
/1/

Harbor Rats (1957)
A scrap iron carrier arrived at Tokyo bay. The ship swarmed with the stevedores, the souvenir seller and the hookers. The crews of ship were oppressed by arrogant captain and his officers. The crews caused an uprising. A manager of stevedore ordered his employee leader to suppress an uprising...
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10
/1/

Mission to Annihilate the Underworld (1965)
The 1965 Japanese yakuza film is the last episode of the Ankokugai series.
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5.3
/14/
10
/1/

The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night (1960)
Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle to live in Tokyo.
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6.8
/20/
10
/1/
70
/1/

The Private Police (1969)
After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kamikaze pilot, and the two ruffians gather hooligans to join their group. In Ginza, the Togawa gang have taken over Sakurada's territory. After several fights Kijima and Ôba gain control of the territory by chasing out the notorious Togawa Group in the name of Sakurada. But Kijima is arrested for assaulting an American soldier. A few years pass. Kijima has served his prison term and the sears of war have been erased from Ginza. Ôba is now president of a company specializing in collection of bad debts, cheque frauds and everything that means money. People call their organization the “Private Police,” and Kijima begins to work for Ôba. Now the Takegami gang waits a chance to seize the Ginza territory.
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6.2
/38/
30
/2/
70
/1/

Beast Alley (1965)
Desperate to escape her grueling life caring for her paralyzed husband, Tamiko murders him and burns down their home to start anew. She is soon entangled in the dark web of an influential, elderly power broker, becoming his mistress and a pawn in his political schemes. As she descends further into a downward spiral of moral decay, Tamiko realizes that the freedom she sought is merely a new form of entrapment.
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10
/1/

Shichinin no keiji (1963)
Miyoko Sekiguchi, who works at a second-rate trading company, and car mechanic Koji Fukumoto are in love. The morning after Koji and Miyoko went out for a drive, the strangled corpse of a call girl is discovered in Toyamagahara. Chief Akagi, Detective Sergeant Sawada, and the other detectives begin to suspect Koji during their investigation. Koji insists he's innocent, but has no evidence to prove it. Even when detectives come to Miyoko's home and workplace and her coworkers begin to look down on her, Miyoko continues to trust and love Koji...
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7.0
/9/
10
/1/

Kaei (1961)
N/A
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10
/1/
70
/1/

Vanquished Foes (1964)
A skilled assassin's services are called upon to put an end to the ugly turf battle between two yakuza families, Mitsuwa and Aikawa. Forced by the code of the yakuza to put one's life on the line for a Boss who offered a meal and lodging, each side manages to get hold of powerful swordsmen who will stop at nothing to pay their obligations.
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6.7
/101/
55
/2/
73
/3/

Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)
An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture. It travels around the Pacific line fishing. While the ship is near Bikini Atoll, the ship's navigator sees a flash. All the crew come up to watch. They realize it is an atomic explosion, but take time to clear their fishing gear. A short time later, grey ash starts to fall on the ship. When the ship returns to port the sailors have been burned brown. They unload the fish, which are then transported away. They visit the local doctor and then go to Tokyo for an examination. It turns out they are all highly radioactive. Their symptoms become worse, and the contaminated fish causes a panic.
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56
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5.8
/104/
43
/3/
63
/3/
3.1
/311/

Murder Unincorporated (1965)
When the mysterious “Joe of Spades” (Jo Shishido) executes one of the bosses of a powerful syndicate, his colleagues, fearing for their own lives, call on the services of assassin agency Murder Unincorporated to take care of the problem. This unique entry showcases some of the most peculiar killing tactics to ever hit Japanese cinema!
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6.9
/31/
10
/1/
65
/2/

Woman of Design (1962)
Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.
poster
64
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6.5
/176/
61
/8/
64
/9/

Whirlwind (1964)
Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as
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6.6
/10/
10
/1/
73
/3/

The Flower and the Dragon (1965)
A story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman establishing a family of longshoreman, centering on their love and struggle.
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7.4
/17/
10
/1/

Bonds of Love (1969)
Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but tires of their authority over his life. A chance encounter with Yukiko Hirai one rainy night brings a new romance into Ryohei's life, and he and Yukiko fall deeply in love. Yukiko, however, reveals that she has a violent husband in prison - with only a week left until his release. Ryohei, desperate to maintain his social standing, brings Yukiko to the mountains in Nagano and sets in motion an unthinkable, tragic chain of events.
poster
63
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7.9
/227/
10
/1/
90
/5/
3.8
/348/

Happiness of Us Alone (1961)
The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and tribulations ... and joys.
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6.8
/38/
40
/2/
60
/1/

Get 'em All (1960)
Gang of robbers quarrel about the loot, but when one of them gets killed, his younger brother seeks them out to ice them one by one.
poster
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6.5
/6/
10
/1/
60
/1/

Nerves for Victory (1966)
A young yakuza who respects obligation and humanity must face cruel and heartless turf wars leading to a fight to the death with his own brother.


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