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Criterion Channel
71
7.3
/2456/
70
/53/
67
/38/
3.8
/4846/
75
/12/
87
/33/

A Taxing Woman (1987)
Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. Itakura and Gondo soon find themselves engaged in a complicated, satirical battle of wits.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
63
7.2
/2460/
64
/40/
69
/43/
3.7
/4297/
100
/6/
82
/48/

Crazed Fruit (1956)
Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking.
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Kanopy
83
61
7.8
/2203/
74
/31/
76
/63/
3.9
/4663/
100
/7/
96
/21/

Red Angel (1966)
In 1939, Sakura Nishi is a young army nurse who is sent to the field hospitals in China during the Sino-Japanese war. She has to assist the surgeon Dr. Okabe with an incredible number of amputations. In the crowded wards, she gives sympathy to some of the soldiers, including sexually servicing one who has lost both arms and has no hope of returning home. She falls in love with Dr. Okabe, and follows him to the front, even though he is impotent from his morphine addiction.
poster
78
58
7.6
/1481/
67
/18/
71
/41/
3.8
/1670/
92
/71/
86
/4/

Children of Hiroshima (1952)
Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.
poster
73
46
7.1
/1797/
70
/24/
70
/40/
3.6
/1104/
84
/43/

Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.
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70
37
7.3
/790/
60
/14/
69
/31/
3.9
/1909/

Woman of the Lake (1966)
A married woman lets her lover take naked pictures of her. The photos end up in possession of a man who starts blackmailing the couple.
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Criterion Channel
64
37
6.6
/1469/
64
/28/
61
/28/
3.4
/3855/
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.
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Hoopla
65
33
6.9
/730/
56
/16/
55
/14/
3.4
/1482/
79
/448/

Underworld Beauty (1958)
The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds he had stashed before getting pinched. When he returns to his haunt to make good by friend who took a bullet for him, he is diverted by the greedy boss Oyane and his insatiable taste for Miyamoto's precious stones.
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Hoopla
66
23
7.2
/724/
66
/26/
66
/23/
3.6
/797/
62
/7/

The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.
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Criterion Channel
67
23
6.8
/662/
62
/15/
64
/16/
3.5
/2389/
71
/1/

Everything Goes Wrong (1960)
Everything goes wrong when Jiro tries to break up his mother's relationship with a business man. The young rebel Jiro has to deal with an environment of crime and prostitution, and the impact of its choices on personal relationships: one with his mother, one with her business man lover and one with the girl in love with him.
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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
Criterion Channel
68
16
7.2
/550/
60
/12/
65
/12/
3.6
/704/

Endless Desire (1958)
Set in post-war Japan, a group of five, four men and one woman, gathers in the basement of a butcher shop to dig up a cache of morphine buried during the war. A grimly humorous tale of twisted relationships as one by one each of the group is eliminated.
poster
67
14
6.9
/295/
62
/8/
68
/10/
3.5
/692/

Tales of Ginza (1955)
In the thriving Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, a woman in the process of selling her estranged husband’s art collection attempts to identify the man who painted her own portrait fifteen years prior.
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64
12
6.7
/243/
60
/7/
68
/12/
3.4
/485/

The Sleeping Beast Within (1960)
A newspaper reporter's search for his girlfriend's missing father lead him into heart of the criminal underworld of Yokohama's Chinatown.
poster
64
12
6.7
/325/
57
/7/
64
/7/
3.4
/688/

Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued to haunt her. Years later her husband invites his boss, Hamazaki, over for dinner and she realises his voice is suspiciously like that of the killer. Before she can investigate further, Hamazaki is found dead and her husband becomes the prime suspect.
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65
10
6.8
/428/
56
/11/
55
/12/
3.5
/353/
78
/3/

Death of a Tea Master (1989)
Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death.
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Criterion Channel
61
10
7.0
/253/
52
/8/
53
/10/
3.5
/416/

The Shadow Within (1970)
When a married man begins an affair with a woman from his past, he comes to suspect her young son intends to murder him.
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10
/1/

Taiheiyō no katsugiya (1961)
Tetsuji Tachibana was fired as a pilot after Jim gave false testimony in an accident caused by Captain Jim's intoxication. Only Junpei Nambu, the editor-in-chief of “Kokuikai” (Aviation World), was on Tetsuji's side. Tetsuji questions Jim, but Jim refuses to tell him anything, and the atmosphere turns sour. At that moment, Yosuke Sugie, a former classmate of Tetsuji's at the Civil Aviation College, enters the office.
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?
10
/1/

Merciless Bullet (1959)
Killer Kenji Sasagawa (Odaka) enters the room of a luxurious apartment in the silence of the night and, finding himself in front of the boss of the Sawamura clan (Kaneko), who is with his mistress, impassively pulls the trigger of a pistol with a silencer. Kenji was hired by Sawamura's advisor, Matsumoto (Ashida). It was a cunning plan: eliminate Sawamura, sell the smuggling rights to the Hamasaki clan and make a profit. And for Kenji, the motive did not matter, as long as he was paid, his job was to kill opponents without a miss.…
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?
10
/1/

Seven Detectives: Find the Woman (1963)
This is the second installment in the Shichinin no Keiji police procedural series.
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?
10
/1/

Muhō Ichidai (1957)
The movie is about a man who started a brothel to make money out of his poor circumstances in the late Meiji period.
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10
/1/

Mehyō to Narazu Mono (1957)
A poignant entertainment epic about a righteous mountain man, a young company director with new ideals, and a beautiful woman with wild charm, whose love and action unfold against the backdrop of a rice field in the middle of a vast forest.
poster
?
6.7
/10/
10
/1/

Man at the Bullfight (1960)
An unprecedented, extravagant, passionate film set in Spain and Southern Europe. It depicts the passionate Yujiro who risks his life to invite bullfighting.
poster
?
6.8
/7/
10
/1/

Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero (1959)
An action masterpiece about Might Guy Akira, a hot-blooded man who explodes against the backdrop of a large landfill full of intrigue and violence.
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?
10
/1/

Countryside Accountant's Government Reform (1987)
Genichiro Okugawa is appointed as the head of accounting in a feudal domain and travels with his servant Gonsuke to the country from Edo. Along the way, they are attacked by masked samurai on a mountain road. Genichiro is saved by Sukezaemon Tsuda, the supervisor of public works who was out hunting. Upon arriving in the domain, Genichiro is given a warm welcome by the vassals, who force him to drink heavily and find his subordinates to be rebellious. His proposed fiscal reforms are met with resistance, except by Tsuda who understands Genichiro's intentions. Genichiro marries Matsuo, the daughter of a senior councilor, but soon faces accusations of corruption.
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10
/1/

Sea of ​​Wandering (1990)
Set in Osaka just after the end of the war, the story depicts an unconventional merchant who returns from evacuation. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Teru Miyamoto, and the screenplay was written by Eizo Sugawa, who also wrote "Horagawa". The director is Takeichi Saito, who also directed "Kawachi no Osan no Uta: Yokita no Ware". Kozo Okazaki, who worked on "I am a Cat," is in charge of the cinematography.
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?
10
/1/

The Rokumeikan (1970)
TV drama based off the play of the same name by Yukio Mishima.
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?
5.2
/14/
10
/1/

Love and Desire in the Night Mist (1966)
A film from Nikkatsu's "moodo akushon" (mood/action) subgenre.
poster
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10
/1/

Chivalrous Life (1965)
In the middle of the era, Taisho, a big boss in Asakusa Iizuka, was severely questioned by the police about the source of funds for the Daido Federation, to which he belonged. The creditor, Izo, visited the local police station daily, worried about the safety of his boss, and himself came to the attention of the police. Izo embarks on a journey to escape, but in the meantime, the new rising yakuza Dojima plans to kill Iizuka...
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10
/1/

Wakai hyou no mure (1959)
A blockbuster youth action film that explodes with the charm of Maiko Guy and Akira, based on the serialized novel in Nikkan Sports by Yoshirō Akinaga, now adapted for the screen. Due to the passage of time since the film's release, some scenes may be marred by visual and audio distortions. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
poster
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10
/1/

Punishment of a Lawless Villian (1964)
In the early Meiji era, two contrasting craftsmen, who had been bound by a ten-year strong friendship, suddenly hated each other and face many obstacles. Adapted from Shugoro Yamamoto novel.
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10
/1/

Jūdan no arashi (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Sun and Stars (1962)
It's a thrilling, action-packed entertainer with sparks of men versus villains in an up-and-down tale of brothers burning with masculine will and passion.
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10
/1/

Cry for Sorrow (1966)
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Namida ni naritai" by Teruhiko Saigo.
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10
/1/

Song of my Life (1968)
N/A
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10
/1/

A Thousand Suspects (1966)
Suspense film based on Ryuji Hori's non-fiction book about the kidnapping and murder of 4-year-old Yoshinobu Murakoshi in 1963.
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6.5
/8/
10
/1/

Killer Sword (1965)
1884. The samurai days have come to an end. Capitalism and democracy flourished across Japan. But in Chichibu, an area just north of Tokyo, samurai spirits still lived. Out of the many schools that taught Japanese swordsmanship, the school of Ono and Kogen were most dominant. Every year, they each selected a master swordsman to fight a dedicatory match held at the Chichibu Shrine. Gengo (Hideki Takahashi) represented the school of Ono. His opponent Danhichiro of the Kogen school was feared by many as the "Devil".
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5.6
/8/
10
/1/

A Man With Dragon Tattoos (1962)
In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth, dreams are instilled into the lives of many across Japan. A vigorous young man with a look of fearless determination, sets foot on the northern part of Kyushu, an area where Yakuza thrived. His name is Kingoro Tamai (Yujiro Ishihara). With plans to travel the world, Kingoro worked diligently at a coal mine. His loyalty and hard work earned the respect of his peers, his courage won the heart of the beautiful Mon (Ruriko Asaoka), and his success evoked jealousy in his enemies.
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7.0
/23/
10
/1/
60
/1/

A Killer Without a Grave (1961)
Nakata (Keiichiro Akagi) is a nihilistic young buck who is willing to do anything to get money in his pockets. As he knocks back a couple drinks that he knows he won't be able to afford, a former marksman-turned-bad, Ishioka approaches him. Ishioka is looking for an unaffiliated hit-man who is willing to handle some business. Nakata is just the right man for the job.
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6.1
/10/
10
/1/
60
/1/

Windy Street (1959)
N/A
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10
/1/

How Sorrowful (1956)
The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when her parents accuse him of cashing in on her misfortune.
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7.2
/7/
10
/1/

Such is Life (1955)
Japanese drama film.
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6.9
/16/
10
/1/

Cape Ashizuri (1954)
Among Yoshimura’s complex and political works, this episodic film, set in the early 1930s, follows the life of a young left-wing student activist disenchanted by the increasingly hawkish state of Japanese society.
poster
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10
/1/

零戦黒雲一家 (1962)
N/A
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?
6.7
/7/
10
/1/

Seinen no isu (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Cell No. 8 (1956)
A man and a woman meet through a strange fate. This unique melodrama depicts the course of their budding love in a corner of the big city.
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10
/1/

Chivalry Broken from All Sides (1966)
This is a magnificent drama about love and chivalry, telling about the stormy fate of Seiji, nicknamed "The Rising Dragon", who swore never to take up a sword again because of the emptiness of the Yakuza's life, and the passionate fate of his named sister Maki, nicknamed "The Scarlet Cherry Blossom", who falls in love with him without suspecting that he was the one who was responsible for her father's death and to whom she should take revenge.
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?
10
/1/

Angel and the Outlaw (1962)
1962 Japanese movie


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