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Criterion Channel
81
7.7
/7939/
73
/178/
75
/149/
4.0
/12255/
100
/11/
88
/173/
85
/13/

Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
poster
The Roku Channel
70
66
6.6
/6097/
69
/237/
71
/176/
3.5
/16721/
80
/15/
64
/101/

Mothra (1961)
Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity called Mothra. After the fairies are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman named Clark Nelson, Mothra sets out to rescue them.
poster
76
46
7.2
/1422/
69
/34/
70
/37/
3.8
/2508/
92
/20/

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.
poster
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
66
20
6.4
/529/
61
/30/
58
/39/
3.4
/691/
78
/1/

Edo Porn (1981)
The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin.
poster
69
12
7.3
/241/
57
/4/
74
/11/
3.7
/443/

A Geisha's Diary (1961)
A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.
poster
68
12
6.9
/252/
70
/9/
64
/7/
3.6
/638/

Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)
A continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.
poster
60
9
6.3
/296/
48
/7/
62
/10/
3.4
/273/

The Last War (1961)
A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.
poster
?
6.8
/11/

Company President Travels Abroad (1963)
Executives from a Japanese department store travel to Hawaii to acquire land for expansion but become entangled in romantic distractions and miscommunication. By the time they act, the property is lost to a rival, forcing an abrupt return to Tokyo and uncertain outcomes.
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10
/1/

Kaiun ryokō (1971)
1971 Japanese movie
poster
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10
/1/

Densuke no senden kyō (1956)
N/A
poster
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10
/1/

Kawachi fudoki oiro ke hanjō-ki (1963)
1963 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Kawachi fūten zoku (1968)
1968 film
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10
/1/

The Ghostly Trip (1972)
The 10th film in the travel series. The original work and screenplay is by Kazuo Funahashi, the director is Shoji Segawa, and the cinematography is by Keiji Maruyama.
poster
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10
/1/

大安旅行 (1968)
N/A
poster
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10
/1/

Furankī no uchūbito (1957)
Dr. Kinoshita, whose rocket experiments had been a series of failures, discovers a strange flying saucer zooming through the night sky at super speed. He contacts the newspaper about it, but the editor dismisses him, saying he's gone mad and doesn't take him seriously at all. This is the imaginative sci-fi comedy "Frankie 14," featuring a groundbreaking and innovative story with flying saucers of unparalleled rarity and the appearance of artificial satellite people produced from single cells.
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?
10
/1/

Gokudô Petenshi (1969)
A group of one-hit wonder scam artists led by the troubled "Kanpai," dealing with impotence, embark on a lively and poignant societal comedy. They overturn the distorted trends and authorities of modern society through peculiar methods such as taking over temples and creating fake emerging religions.
poster
?
10
/1/

Shin kitsune to tanuki (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
poster
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10
/1/

A Boy and Three Mothers (1958)
N/A
poster
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10
/1/

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)
The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.
poster
?
6.9
/11/
10
/1/

Aces Wild (1961)
Keisuke Morita, a man with dark glasses standing on the Shibaura pier, a descendant of an illegitimate descendant left behind in Osaka and a brother of the Otorigumi, returned from South America for the first time in 15 years. When he stepped on the soil of his native land, his first thought was to visit Otanuki Fudo, the guardian deity of the Otorigumi, but the Otorigumi had fallen and Otanuki Fudo was on the verge of eviction for the construction of an expressway. Keisuke and Joji put on the striped suits left to them by their late boss, and set out to rebuild the clan...
poster
?
6.7
/8/
10
/1/

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)
Third film in the "Ekimae" series, this time set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother Jiro run the bento shop, "Goraku." One day, Keiko asks for advice from her childhood friends Kintaro, a textile manufacturer, and Magosaku, an entrepreneur, about a big-shot from Osaka who wants to invest in her shop. However, Kintaro and Magosaku suspect that things are not what they seem...
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?
10
/1/

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.
poster
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10
/1/

Heso no taisho (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
poster
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10
/1/

与太郎戦記 女は幾万ありとても (1970)
N/A
poster
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10
/1/

Nonsense Boys (1963)
Japanese comedy film.
poster
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6.6
/14/
10
/1/

The Bride from Japan (1959)
A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.
poster
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10
/1/

Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown (1994)
Hikaru, an ordinary man, discovers a way to unleash the supernatural powers hidden inside his soul, allowing him to cure others with his newfound “ki” healing power.
poster
?
4.8
/9/
10
/1/

Oh, My Comrade! (1970)
Fukuzo, Kato and Matsuko, Kato's wife, are operating the "Kurenai Sightseeing Service" in Tokyo. Fukuzo and Kato were comrades during the war. One day Fukuzo guides Harumi, an old woman, to the Yasukuni Shrine where the souls of fallen soldiers are enshrined. Finding she has no place to go, Fukuzo carries her to his shack by the sea.
poster
?
6.6
/8/
10
/1/

I Sell My Husband (1968)
Japanese comedy film.
poster
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6.2
/7/
10
/1/

Dancing Sisters (1957)
It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful daughters. Haruko, the eldest, is the lead vocalist in a band. Natsuko is the conscientious type, who spends her days in ballet classes beautifying herself. The youngest of the three, Akiko is a bookworm who found her niche in philosophy. Although the sisters may appear to have nothing in common, there is one thing they all agree on; "Mom needs a new husband".
poster
?
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.
poster
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10
/1/

The Dangoro Party in the Sky (1962)
The film adaptation of Kazuo Kikuta novel "Kumo no Ue Dangoro Ichiza", which enjoyed great success at the performances of the Toho Takarazuka Theater at the end of the year. The troupe "Kumo no Ue Dangoro" continues to tour from town to village. The small cast of the troupe includes its leader (Kenichi Enomoto), Norizo (Norihei Miki) and Taizo (Mutoshi Happa), who play female roles - they are all super actors, each of whom plays five roles. Dan Goro dreams of performing in a major theater and tries to put on a big show with a young man he meets in Shikoku named Sakai (Frankie Sakai), but...
poster
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8.1
/13/
10
/1/

The Maid Story (1963)
Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men. So, they are forever looking for new maids. As the years go by maid servants become hired help and more bossy and independent, so Chikura and his wife find themselves adjusting their lives to keep up with changing times.
poster
?
6.6
/13/
10
/1/

Snow in the South Seas (1961)
Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions.
poster
?
7.3
/18/
10
/1/

Hito mo arukeba (1960)
A drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.
poster
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10
/1/

Hagure kigeki mandara (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
poster
?
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.
poster
?
5.2
/14/
10
/1/

ドリフターズですよ!盗って盗って盗りまくれ (1968)
N/A
poster
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10
/1/

3 Gents in the Snow Country (1964)
Shûe Matsubayashi movie
poster
?
5.8
/17/
25
/2/

Waiting for the Flood (1991)
A young asthmatic man learns he has magical powers.
poster
?
20
/1/

Hawaiian Love: Dangerous Honeymoon (1978)
Nikkatsu Roman Porno
poster
?
10
/1/

Topsy-Turvy Journey (1969)
A drama from director Masaharu Segawa.
poster
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10
/1/

Yosakoi Journey (1969)
A drama by director Masaharu Segawa.
poster
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7.2
/13/
10
/1/

Romance Express (1961)
Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a straightforward but indecisive hero. The passengers also include the bubbly Dan Reiko, and Ozawa Eitaro as a dour company president. Based on the novel "Seven and a half hours", by Shishi Bunroku.
poster
?
10
/1/

Love Is After School (1973)
N/A
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6.7
/10/
10
/1/

The Guy Who Brings On A Storm (1983)
Remake of the 1957 film "The Stormy Man".


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