Movies

Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit his vices, he works menial jobs,...

One day, Yoshimi Satomi, the castle owner of Takita Castle in the country of Anbo, and his confidant Daisuke Kinba, on the way to hunt wild boars,...

About a girl who marries in the middle of the Pacific War, is widowed at 18, and her unflagging struggle to survive during and after the war with her...

Assassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a complicated drug deal.

1961 Japanese movie

1961 Japanese movie

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.

Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu.

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.

A story about a tomboy, Otoshi, who is good at singing, dancing and fencing.

The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional...

The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island.

Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.

Wandering swordsman Kanbei, parading through town with a sign that reads "Seeking fights, selling my life cheap." One day, he receives a request from...

The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo.

Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.

1961 Japanese movie