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Kanopy
84
75
7.9
/5778/
77
/101/
76
/120/
4.1
/7449/
100
/20/
93
/99/

Fires on the Plain (1959)
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
74
8.0
/7175/
76
/131/
79
/165/
4.1
/9064/
90
/10/
91
/154/
73
/7/

The Burmese Harp (1956)
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.
poster
Criterion Channel
73
58
6.9
/2776/
69
/37/
65
/67/
3.6
/6239/
100
/7/
65
/33/

Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men.
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Criterion Channel
69
48
6.9
/1694/
61
/20/
69
/36/
3.6
/2491/
74
/37/

Fighting Elegy (1966)
Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.
poster
74
47
7.2
/1086/
70
/22/
59
/28/
3.7
/2156/
95
/107/

Cops vs. Thugs (1975)
When a lucrative waterfront development becomes available, the Kawade gang quickly use their political connections to secure the land. However, the acting boss of the Ohara gang also has his eyes on the property and recruits crooked detective Tokumatsu Kuno to help him hijack the deal. With relations between the rival gangs at breaking point, it's not long before all-out war breaks out as the gangsters, police and local politicians battle for control of the city.
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Criterion Channel
70
35
7.2
/1349/
63
/29/
68
/31/
3.6
/2758/
79
/5/

Black River (1957)
A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and sell the building through illicit means.
poster
68
32
6.9
/974/
57
/30/
64
/28/
3.8
/3447/
74
/6/

Kagero-za (1981)
A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.
poster
64
32
6.8
/1069/
61
/17/
63
/29/
3.4
/3011/
61
/9/

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963)
Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop what the cops can't.
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Criterion Channel
67
22
7.1
/727/
62
/13/
71
/19/
3.6
/1374/
60
/1/

The Thick-Walled Room (1956)
A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.
poster
61
21
6.4
/362/
53
/10/
63
/16/
3.3
/1355/

The Man with a Shotgun (1961)
Ryoji, a wanderer, arrives in a remote mountain town, carrying a shotgun and claiming to be a hunter. He quickly becomes embroiled in a web of trouble surrounding the town's mill.
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70
17
7.5
/430/
56
/11/
78
/18/
3.6
/378/

The Last Samurai (1974)
The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.
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Criterion Channel
65
15
6.7
/336/
56
/9/
69
/14/
3.4
/587/

I Hate But Love (1962)
A celebrity, dissatisfied with his personal and professional lives, impulsively leaves fast-paced Tokyo to deliver a much-needed jeep to a remote village. When his controlling manager, the woman he loves, follows, the two must reconcile while dodging reporters.
poster
66
14
7.1
/310/
62
/7/
60
/13/
3.6
/594/

Blood Is Dry (1960)
An employee in an assurance company threatens to commit suicide when management announces a massive layoff, the company uses this threat to its own advantage by turning the incident into an advertising campaign. With the success of the campaign, however, he is no longer a desperate man pointing a gun to his head, but a potential leader who wishes to take advantage of his failed suicide.
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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62
12
7.1
/238/
46
/3/
61
/11/
3.6
/573/

Carmen from Kawachi (1966)
Like a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. She meets the owner of a model school, Yoko, and seriously thinks about becoming a fashion model. Yoko tells her that she can move in to Yoko’s house to take lessons, while making a living at the same time.
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61
9
6.0
/176/
50
/4/
70
/6/
3.2
/513/

Teenage Yakuza (1962)
A high-school vigilante protects his community from the extortions of mobsters from a neighbouring city.
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?
10
/1/

Passion and Rifle Bullets (1955)
Private Detective Ippei Shizuno faces off against a serial killer and a wealthy woman's society who runs an illegal gun trade.
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10
/1/

Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē (1961)
1961 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Gambler in the Sea (1961)
Joe, a master diver, explodes his fighting spirit and friendship across raging seas and scorching deserts in this gorgeous and entertaining epic.
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?
10
/1/

I Have the Sun in My Back (1963)
Shigeru is a young man who works as a window cleaner. His older brother Kenzo has just returned from prison and is determined to start life anew. But a battle for leadership within his old gang causes him to be framed for murder. Shigeru sets out to uncover the truth to clear his name.
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?
10
/1/

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 11 - The Ghost Story of Decapitation (1971)
Eleventh film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
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?
5.3
/9/
10
/1/

Black Strait (1964)
Newly out of prison after killing his boss' rival, Akio Maki is eager to move on and start a new life with the boss' daughter. However, the chains of the past are not so easily broken and Maki is soon ordered to kill again.
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?
10
/1/

Japan Beauty Story (1974)
N/A
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10
/1/

The Night is mine (1958)
Four criminals break into the home of a jewelry merchant, Sanpodo, rob the diamonds, and escape. However, one of them receives a bullet during a skirmish between bandits, and the second is wounded by the police. To help their wounded comrades, criminals lock themselves in a city clinic...
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?
10
/1/

I'll Never Cry! (1966)
The rehabilitation of a delinquent on leaving reformatory. Her redemption comes through a boy in a wheelchair; by his rehabilitation, growing comes in courage along with her patient, she grows by finding meaning in her own existence. She finally sees a new world before her and has the determination to lead a normal life.
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10
/1/

Teenage Wolf (1960)
In the bustle of the city, on the corners of neon streets, the eyes of a wild beast are fixed on a young girl! A gloomy portrait of youth, in which distorted energy explodes! A unique social drama that acutely depicts the psychological conflict bubbling in the chest of detectives who are chasing a gang of scoundrels who prey on innocent girls. Adapted from the novel "Kegareta Hankachi".
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10
/1/

Dawn of a Canvas (1961)
N/A
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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.
poster
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10
/1/

Gun Demon Without Form (1964)
A detective drama that realistically shows the work of an experienced detective who, under cover, pursues the organizer of the arms trade route from Kobe.
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10
/1/

Girl in the Glass (1960)
The film starts with a short scene ending with shot of Sayuri Yoshinaga's character floating dead on the surface of a lake before the opening credits roll in and we find out what lead her character to this end.
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10
/1/

Abare chōhan (1970)
N/A
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10
/1/

The juvenile (1955)
A good young man accidentally joins a group of leg breakers
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10
/1/

A Torrent of Life (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Gone in the Rain (1963)
Ayako (Sayuri Yoshinaga) is a free-willed college girl who shares a room with Takako and Kimie. They each have a clear vision of what they want from their career and love life. Soon, their room share takes a turn, when ideals begin to clash with reality.
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10
/1/

Hana to musume to shiroi michi (1961)
One of Sayuri Yoshinaga's first leading roles.
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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.
poster
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10
/1/

Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu (1965)
1965 Nikkatsu youth film.
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10
/1/

何もかも狂ってやがる (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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7.9
/13/
10
/1/

My Hobo (1962)
Story of a resourceful hobo (Kobayashi), a con woman (Takamine) who pretends to be a victim of the Nagasaki A-bomb, and two orphaned children who become a most atypical Japanese family.
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10
/1/

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

The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full (1961)
A small provincial town surrounded by mountains and fields in northeastern Japan. Here a group of eight policemen solve a series of unusual cases, ranging from extortion, to drunken fathers, to corruption and even the persecution of a man who claims to be an alien. This entertaining film shows these cops with a human heart with humor.
poster
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10
/1/

Fearless Comrades (1966)
The first film in the Fearless Guy series. Kosuke was part of a huge organized crime group, but decided to leave after his best friend died a brutal death at the hands of the gang leader. He goes on a trip with a guitar in his hand and ends up in Yokohama. The guitar he plays at the bar in the evening was given to him by his late best friend. At the bar, Kosuke meets Kumagoro. Kosuke saves Kumagoro from bandits. Kumagoro is a funny man, he came to this city to reunite with the woman he swore to marry. Kosuke decides to settle in this city and help him find his beloved, but the future of this city is not cloudless either, because the cruel Yakuza is in power in the city, and soon Kosuke will have to fight with him...
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10
/1/

Kusa wo karu musume (1961)
1961 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Gambling is My Destiny (1965)
Shadowed and alone. Today, a melancholy guitar sobs in a wandering seaside town.... To make amends, he hides his identity and saves his girlfriend's sister from certain death. Filmed on location on the scenic Manazuru Peninsula, the action is set amidst rugged rocky terrain and raging waves!
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10
/1/

The Cards Will Tell (1960)
A 1960 crime film
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10
/1/

Women of Tokyo (1961)
N/A
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10
/1/

Quick Draw Sanshiro (1962)
Koji Wada, who is good at shooting, karate, judo and boxing, has a tough fight with the sea gangsters!
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10
/1/

Streetlights (1957)
A sophisticated comedy about love games between men and women that arise from an intentionally dropped train ticket.


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