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Criterion Channel
90
8.2
/141863/
80
/2363/
81
/1629/
4.3
/169720/
96
/51/
96
/2271/
93
/17/

Yojimbo (1961)
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
poster
Kanopy
89
8.4
/70069/
84
/1493/
83
/1074/
4.6
/191160/
97
/70/
95
/557/
90
/17/

High and Low (1963)
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
8.0
/45376/
79
/841/
79
/671/
4.1
/64048/
96
/52/
92
/830/
89
/16/

The Hidden Fortress (1958)
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
81
7.9
/15378/
78
/267/
77
/273/
4.1
/25174/
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.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
80
8.5
/8732/
82
/227/
82
/212/
4.5
/26495/
94
/897/

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
6.5
/11578/
66
/496/
70
/324/
3.5
/35787/
92
/13/
68
/385/

Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.
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Criterion Channel
75
66
7.1
/4398/
67
/74/
69
/83/
3.6
/7433/
100
/6/
72
/45/

No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
After her anti-fascist professor father is dismissed, Yukie navigates love, political repression, and wartime upheaval—ultimately forging her own path in pre- and post-WWII Japan.
poster
63
7.5
/39538/
75
/1033/
71
/581/
3.7
/16564/
57
/30/
81
/738/
46
/8/

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
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Criterion Channel
68
61
6.7
/6165/
63
/115/
65
/136/
3.4
/11709/
80
/5/
65
/77/

Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
A hotheaded youth in 1880s Meiji Japan apprentices to judo master Shōgorō Yano, trading brute jujutsu bravado for discipline and humility. As Sanshirō matures, he proves judo’s spirit against old-guard challengers—including a deadly duel—while falling for his vanquished opponent’s daughter. Based on the novel by Tsuneo Tomita, son of Tomita Tsunejirō, the earliest disciple of judo.
poster
Criterion Channel
68
60
6.7
/4816/
67
/88/
67
/95/
3.3
/8404/
86
/7/
59
/42/

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)
A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.
poster
75
57
7.4
/2707/
69
/39/
73
/57/
3.8
/1985/
83
/44/

Samurai Assassin (1965)
Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.
poster
Criterion Channel
59
47
5.5
/2655/
57
/77/
67
/69/
3.1
/4858/
54
/733/

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.
poster
Criterion Channel
59
45
6.1
/2117/
57
/80/
64
/61/
3.1
/4322/
52
/41/

The Mysterians (1957)
In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling women, claiming to be pacifists. Mankind must decide whether to capitulate or to resist.
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80
44
7.9
/1506/
71
/23/
73
/47/
4.1
/2311/
96
/9/

A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest.
poster
Criterion Channel
57
43
6.0
/3055/
51
/50/
60
/57/
2.9
/5403/

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery—testing his discipline against an American prizefighter and later facing vengeful karate brothers. As rival schools and public spectacle push him toward violence, he must reconcile strength with restraint and the true spirit of his art.
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73
42
7.5
/2363/
76
/37/
72
/44/
3.6
/948/

Chûshingura (1962)
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
poster
Criterion Channel
56
40
5.8
/1764/
57
/76/
65
/56/
2.9
/3587/
44
/33/

Atragon (1963)
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World War II Captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface world's only defense.
poster
Criterion Channel
55
38
5.6
/1157/
53
/46/
67
/44/
3.0
/2978/
39
/813/

Dogora (1964)
A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds.
poster
74
30
7.7
/1176/
72
/21/
72
/29/
3.8
/820/
79
/11/

Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.
poster
60
28
6.1
/951/
63
/54/
60
/30/
3.3
/3585/
53
/1/

Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss (1970)
A wandering tough biker girl aids a female delinquent gang in their battles against an all-male Seiyu group over a fixed boxing match.
poster
?
65
/2/

Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters (1971)
A theatrical release of The Return of Ultraman episodes 13-14. It was released on December 12, 1971 as part of the Toho Champion Festival along with Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Earth's Greatest Battle (edited from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster) and shorter versions of The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, and The Little Match Girl.
poster
?
6.5
/13/
10
/1/

Nobuko Rides on a Cloud (1955)
A little girl who falls into a lake and is saved by a god who then takes her up to the clouds and shows her what the world was like before she was born and what the world would be like if she where never born. While in the clouds she meets her grandparents and a few other people she loved who have passed on.
poster
?
10
/1/

Good Luck Love (1981)
Depicting the friendship of three boys in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
poster
?
10
/2/

Nonki saiban (1955)
A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taking the wrong course, the crime of seducing, and the crime of killing with laughter.
poster
?
6.4
/9/
10
/1/

The Sandal Keeper (1964)
N/A
poster
?
7.5
/36/

Currents of Youth (1942)
It was supposed to be about a love story, but it was and was not. An aircraft mechanic working for the government is matched by his boss with the latter man's daughter (Setsuko Hara) who is both beautiful and aggressive. Yet, he picks a woman who is less assertive as his bride.
poster
?
10
/1/

Hanran (1954)
N/A
poster
?
7.7
/35/
10
/1/

The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (1959)
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.
poster
?
5.7
/10/
10
/1/

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter (1971)
N/A
poster
?
6.3
/15/
10
/1/
50
/3/

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape (1971)
Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator.
poster
?
10
/1/

Shiosai (1971)
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue's father, his luck in love begins to change.
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?
6.4
/10/
10
/1/

A Young Man's Stronghold (1970)
A 1970 juvenile delinquent drama.
poster
?
10
/1/

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War (1958)
N/A
poster
?
7.4
/7/
10
/1/

Lullaby for a Tough Guy (1972)
A ruffian joins the ranks of the emperor’s guards.
poster
?
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.
poster
?
5.4
/16/
10
/1/

Heat and Mud (1950)
With one million yen in stolen cash, Kurita plans his escape to Hokkaido with an unwilling bar girl named Katsumi.
poster
?
10
/1/

Hana to ryû - Dai-ichi-bu: Dôkai-wan no rantô (1954)
Dai-ichi-bu: Dôkai-wan no rantô - Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie.
poster
?
10
/1/

Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten (1954)
Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten: Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie
poster
51
?
7.8
/58/
10
/1/
65
/11/

Young Swordsman (1963)
This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration by cutting off the thumbs of an enemy. The fighter is then banished. To live, he becomes a thief. To restore the family's lost honor, the other brother is forced to challenge the fighter to a duel.
poster
?
6.8
/31/
90
/1/

The Gate of Youth (1975)
Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. Shinsuke's father dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a kind Korean and a Harley-riding yakuza.
poster
?
6.7
/22/
10
/1/
70
/1/

Yakuza of Ina (1960)
Tossing his hat in the air to pick a direction, Yataro the wanderer sets out on a journey of adventure, not knowing what tomorrow may bring. The son of a Hatamoto, he has left the samurai life and become a yakuza, gambling on life's fortune and ready to risk his life at a moment's notice. Featuring an all-star cast that includes the debonair Azuma Chiyonosuke, this is a tale of excitement and action that brings the best of black and white to the silver screen. An adventure like no other, this is one of Kinnosuke's lost gems. A series of mishaps leads Yataro to watching over the beloved daughter of his close friend.
poster
?
6.2
/6/
10
/1/

Challenge to Live (1961)
An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during the Pacific War. Matters are complicated further when he falls in love with the soldier's younger sister (Tsukasa).
poster
?
10
/1/

Sunset Over Mount Fuji (1952)
Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi
poster
?
6.5
/12/
10
/1/

Bengawan Solo (1951)
War film by Kon Ichikawa
poster
?
10
/1/

新遊侠伝 遊侠往来 (1951)
Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki (Part 2 of 2)
poster
?
10
/1/

Sekidô matsuri (1951)
A film by Kiyoshi Saeki. Very little information availabe. Listed at the JMDB
poster
?
10
/1/

新遊侠伝 (1951)
Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki (Part 1 of 2)
poster
?
7.0
/18/
10
/1/

Sanshiro of Ginza (1950)
An early film by Kon Ichikawa


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