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Criterion Channel
90
8.3
/19544/
79
/387/
81
/408/
4.4
/34418/
100
/20/
95
/266/
96
/17/

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
8.1
/8230/
76
/133/
77
/186/
4.2
/11874/
100
/14/
89
/66/

The Life of Oharu (1952)
In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
79
7.6
/14426/
75
/315/
76
/295/
3.9
/28156/
94
/16/
89
/222/

Drunken Angel (1948)
In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
71
8.0
/5337/
76
/102/
77
/145/
4.2
/8890/
100
/7/
92
/24/

Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
67
7.8
/5300/
77
/86/
77
/143/
4.1
/11253/
80
/10/
82
/31/

Street of Shame (1956)
The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
poster
Criterion Channel
76
63
7.4
/3214/
71
/52/
70
/79/
3.8
/5841/
89
/9/
77
/37/

Sisters of the Gion (1936)
Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her younger sister Omocha tells her she is wasting her time and money on a loser. She thinks that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them. Omocha therefore tries various schemes to get rid of Furusawa, and set themselves up with better patrons.
poster
Criterion Channel
76
62
7.2
/2772/
70
/59/
67
/66/
3.7
/5448/
100
/9/
76
/35/

Osaka Elegy (1936)
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.
poster
82
58
7.6
/2604/
72
/60/
75
/56/
3.9
/3557/
100
/8/
94
/11/

A Geisha (1953)
Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, must face the selfishness and ambition of several petty people.
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74
56
7.4
/2061/
67
/34/
72
/57/
3.9
/3390/
83
/151/

Miss Oyu (1951)
Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of her husband's family. Oyu convinces Shinnosuke and Shizu to marry so that she can remain close to Shinnosuke.
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The Roku Channel
75
50
7.4
/1066/
66
/23/
74
/36/
3.8
/1880/
86
/120/

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (1955)
Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various people they meet on their journey, including a policeman in pursuit of a thief, a young child and a woman who is to be sold into prostitution.
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Criterion Channel
70
45
7.1
/2204/
63
/31/
66
/65/
3.8
/3145/
75
/16/

Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
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73
41
7.4
/1535/
70
/28/
71
/43/
3.8
/2446/
75
/10/

The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.
poster
77
39
7.2
/348/
66
/3/
70
/13/
3.6
/383/
100
/14/
89
/66/

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.
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69
39
7.3
/1162/
62
/16/
68
/30/
3.7
/1026/
68
/140/

Taira Clan Saga (1955)
Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei.
poster
73
26
7.6
/646/
65
/15/
75
/20/
3.8
/929/

Revenge (1964)
An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan. Declared mentally unstable by the corrupt authority, Shinpachi begins his descent into true insanity…
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19
7.2
/770/
65
/8/
59
/17/
3.7
/785/
95
/5/

The Lady of Musashino (1951)
Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair. He instead becomes involved with the flirtatious Tomiko, who is also conducting an affair with Michiko's husband. When Michiko finds that her husband has abandoned her, she decides to take her fate into her own hands.
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10
/1/

A Smell of Money (1965)
Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich.
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10
/1/

Travel Romances (1957)
Romantic comedy.
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10
/1/

Tale of a Company Boss 3 (1961)
A story about the nature of office workers today.
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10
/1/

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3 (1960)
Popular geisha Koharu suspects that Yusaku, a handsome stranger she falls in love with, is involved in a robbery of precious diamond.
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10
/1/
60
/1/

Ninja Assassins (1960)
Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.
poster
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6.5
/11/

Nippon ichi no gorigan otoko (1966)
The film depicts Ueki's all-around intelligence and how he manages to do difficult jobs for the company without a fixed salary and how he marries Mie Hamamie, the president's daughter, in a well-told story.
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10
/1/

Violence (1952)
N/A
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10
/1/

Bored Hatamoto Passes By (1953)
Bored Hatamoto movie #14
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10
/1/

Yatsuhaka-mura (1951)
Original work by Yokomizo Seishi. The third part of Kindaichi Kosuke's story, which was collected by Chie Kataoka.
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5.2
/7/
10
/1/

The Craziest Operation (1966)
The Crazy Cats try to steal 1,000,000,000 yen in laundered Yakuza money.
poster
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7.0
/19/

The Man from Planet Alpha (1966)
A film produced by Toho and Watanabe Productions as part of the Crazy Movie project featuring The Crazy Cats comedy group and jazz band members. It is the sixth film in the Crazy Operation series where the lead role was handed over from Eikichi Ueki to Kei Tani. According to the plot, Planet Alpha Secretary severely worried by the effects of the Earth's atomic bomb experiment and sent Mistake 7 and Zero 8, as a watchers to Earth for a nuclear disarmament.
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10
/1/

New Women’s Dialogue (1955)
A young female president of a company who hates men and a new male employee who hates women: a one-on-one fight in which sparks fly! A cheerful youth film!
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?
6.2
/10/
10
/1/

Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan (1964)
A comedy directed by Kajiro Yamamoto, based on an original idea by Koji Toita, co-written by Yasuo Tanami, who worked on "Hibari Chiemi Izumi Sannin Yoba" and Kajiro Yamamoto, who worked on "The Story of a Genius Swindler: Tanuki no Hanamichi." Photographed by Seiichi Endo of "Things That Live at the End of the Earth."
poster
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10
/1/

Himalayan Wanderer (1961)
One after another, expedition teams were being attacked in the Himalayas. With the unprecedented boom in snow men, the public began to make a fuss about the fact that the monster that attacked them must be the snow man. Even in Las Vegas, betting began on which country would catch the Snowman. Later, news broke that a Japanese Himalayan expedition had caught the Snowman. The expedition, led by its leader, Dr Kenkichi Domon, lands at the airport, where onlookers and, for some reason, a man named President Otake and his henchmen are waiting to take the Yukio's life, and who appears with the doctor is... a chimpanzee. But this was a trick that Domon used to avoid the panic caused by the boom.
poster
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10
/1/

Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō (1961)
Chiezo's two-guns-at-all-costs film, directed by Ozawa Shigehiro (Kengo Tengu Matsuri) from a screenplay by Matsuura Kenro (The Dice Magistrate). Shot by Nishikawa Shoei (I Am the Magician of Hell).
poster
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5.7
/7/
10
/1/

Four and A Half Mats (1966)
Fukazawa Shino is a prostitute in the late Meiji period. Shino was deceived by Tatsukichi and sold. One day Shino came to like a thief (Yoshioka) who came as a customer.
poster
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10
/1/

Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask (1951)
Two child performers lose their money, but are saved by the masked avenger Kurama Tengu. When the children return the favor in foiling an attempt on the hero's life, they find themselves in need of protection once again...
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10
/1/

G-men of Japan 3: Fearless Counterattack (1951)
A man with two identical faces challenges the wicked and lawless escaped prisoner to an unsuitable battle, intertwining with the chilling image of the emergency line.
poster
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10
/1/

The Travel notes of Choshichiro - Peregrine Goblin (1959)
The second film about the adventures of Chosichiro Matsudaira. This time he fights against conspirators whose goal is to replace the 4th Shogun Ietsuna during his visit to Nikko Shrine.
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10
/1/

House of Spider Webs (1959)
Based on the original story by Seishi Yokomizo, House of Spider Webs is a gorgeous historical drama thriller starring Kinnosuke Nakamura and directed by Tadashi Sawashima.
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10
/1/

Kanbei's Bargain Sale (1958)
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 star of the daughter's kabuki, Nakamura Tsurukichi. However, unable to bear seeing a face reminiscent of his first love, he disappears as soon as the task is completed. But later, Tsurukichi returns to ask Kanbei for help once again...
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10
/1/

Aoi Secret Book (1958)
A Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a mysterious standoff over the Secret Book of Aoi, which will determine the rise or fall of the 350,000-koku Mito clan, and showcasing swashbuckling swordsmanship.
poster
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10
/1/

Goblin's Highway (1957)
Gombei is Nameless, a wanderer who is skilled with a sword and has a great sense of humor, who tries to save the good people of the Kiso Valley, he gets into a fight with local bad bosses who behave badly on the Tokaido road in the Kiso Valley.
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10
/1/

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace (1955)
In Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Saotome Mondonosuke , appears and helps a woman being chased by a spy named Genshichi. Unfortunately, the woman is shot and killed. Later, Genshichi explains that the woman was a member of a band of thieves, and because she was let go once, the police officer, Genjuro Mazaki, was demoted to a desk job. Consumed by guilt, Boredom Otoko...
poster
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10
/1/

Uragirimono wa jigoku daze (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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5.1
/11/
10
/1/

Pure-Hearted Unit (1957)
A story of young people in the immediate aftermath of World War II, their post-war careers, sorrows, and triumphs.
poster
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10
/1/

次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中 (1963)
Shimizu Jirocho, the president, manages two businesses: Izumo Kanko-sha and the group inn "Daikokuya." There is a system where customers from Izumo Kanko-sha are directly sent to Daikokuya. President Jirocho learns that the geishas he is fond of, including Mari Chiyotachi, are going to Izumo to participate in the Ankai-bushi Concours...
poster
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10
/1/

Boss Takes to the Road (1961)
Japanese comedy film.
poster
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10
/1/

神変美女桜 (1956)
N/A
poster
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10
/1/

右門捕物帖 片眼狼 (1951)
N/A
poster
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10
/1/

Magistrate Ooka’s Legends (1958)
A hotshot investigator solves a series of gruesome murders in this exciting and dark classic.
poster
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10
/1/

Tōkyō sanosa musume (1962)
1962 Japanese movie


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