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Kanopy
88
8.1
/27878/
78
/561/
80
/626/
4.3
/55624/
100
/34/
93
/412/

Ugetsu (1953)
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
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Criterion Channel
77
74
7.1
/10410/
73
/285/
71
/201/
3.8
/40471/
93
/14/
79
/283/

Tokyo Drifter (1966)
After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.
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Criterion Channel
77
67
7.3
/4181/
72
/84/
69
/85/
3.8
/9082/
86
/7/
90
/95/

Youth of the Beast (1963)
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
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Criterion Channel
77
64
7.2
/2692/
66
/52/
71
/50/
3.8
/2991/
100
/9/
78
/49/

The Pornographers (1966)
Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, Haru, and her family. From time to time, Haru shares her bed with Subu, though she believes her dead husband, reincarnated as a carp, disapproves. Director Shohei Imamura has always delighted in the kinky exploits of lowlifes, and in this 1966 classic, he finds subversive humor in the bizarre dynamics of Haru, her Oedipal son, and her daughter, the true object of her pornographer-boyfriend’s obsession. Imamura’s comic treatment of such taboos as voyeurism and incest sparked controversy when the film was released, but The Pornographers has outlasted its critics, and now seems frankly ahead of its time.
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Criterion Channel
75
60
7.4
/2795/
70
/51/
71
/61/
3.9
/6379/
87
/293/

Pigs and Battleships (1961)
In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.
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Criterion Channel
70
37
7.1
/1377/
66
/27/
65
/19/
3.6
/3319/
77
/19/

Cruel Gun Story (1964)
Businessmen arrange the early release from prison of Togawa, serving time for taking revenge on the truck driver whose carelessness confined Togawa's sister, Rie, to a wheelchair. They want Togawa to hijack an armored truck loaded with 120 million yen; their leverage is to promise him money for surgery for Rie. Togawa consents and plans the heist with three others. The plan is solid, but it doesn't go smoothly. Togawa must improvise, there are traitors somewhere, and double-crosses mount. Can Togawa escape with enough money to help his sister and ensure a passage out of Japan?
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70
27
7.0
/588/
68
/20/
72
/14/
3.6
/1715/

Massacre Gun (1967)
Kuroda is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji and aspiring boxer Saburo, the trio escalate their mob retaliation to all-out turf war where no one will stop until one faction emerges victorious.
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Criterion Channel
68
16
7.2
/549/
60
/12/
65
/12/
3.6
/655/

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.
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64
12
6.7
/243/
60
/7/
68
/12/
3.4
/473/

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.
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62
11
6.3
/194/
60
/4/
62
/11/
3.3
/461/

Smashing the 0-Line (1960)
Katiri is a reporter so ambitiously amoral that he’ll sell out anyone—including his partner and the drug dealer he’s sleeping with—to get a scoop. But what happens when an even more ruthless female gang boss kidnaps his sister?
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65
10
6.7
/235/
57
/8/
69
/7/
3.4
/537/

Danger Pays (1962)
Joe, Okita, and Serizawa hear of the armed robbery of a truck carrying one billion eighty million yen's worth of Mint paper. Knowing that the thugs will now need a counterfeiter to make the bogus bills, they each decide to cash in on it by selling them the idea that they need Sakamoto, the best counterfeiter in Japan. A seesaw game unfolds between the three men as each tries to outdo the other two in handing over Sakamoto for one million yen to Hijikata, the big boss, who intends to make counterfeit money with the stolen paper. A little belatedly, they realize it needs their combined forces to outwit Hijikata and they raid his place together. Outnumbered, however, they are thrown into a basement room and the gas is turned on. Certain death stares them in the face, but the three men are not ones to take things lying down....
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10
/1/

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

The Lonely Olympics (1983)
This is a story about the youth of a university student who, by chance, aims to compete in the Montreal Olympics in a single scull (a single-seater boat). Every night he stays up all night playing mahjong and drinking. Masao lives his life aimlessly, and even the university he got into after failing the entrance exam twice is on the verge of repeating the year. One day, a high school classmate and friend who graduated from Tokyo University and got a job at a top bank is invited to his wedding reception, and Masao is invited as well. However, Masao feels uncomfortable with the glamor of the surroundings, and when Rie, who is also attending, comforts him, he blurts out, half-jokingly, that he might compete in the Olympics.
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10
/1/

The Black Sheep (1967)
Young female teacher Kyoko Miyake relocates to a small seaside town with her runaway little sister, but their new life is complicated by hoodlum-like Jiro Yamazaki (the black sheep of the title) who is related to the family hosting them and whom they keep running into, but can't help but to feel sympathy for. Of course, rumours start fast in a small town, but delightfully she doesn't really care at all. This is another very solid Shogoro Nishimura film.
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10
/1/

For This We Fight (1961)
1961 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Hore tatte dame yo (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

天使が俺を追い駈ける (1961)
A comedy-action film depicting a kind-hearted protagonist who, feeling disillusioned with the world, asks a hitman for assistance with suicide, only to find himself embroiled in a thrilling and hilarious journey involving money and women.
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10
/1/

Bōkyō no umi (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Yuganda tsuki (1959)
N/A
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5.8
/15/
10
/1/

Your Life (1966)
A moodo/akushon yakuza picture with heavy emphasis on poignant seishun romance.
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10
/1/

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

Asu no hanayome (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Hitori tabi (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Kobushidake denki (1956)
1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.
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6.5
/23/
45
/2/
70
/2/

Dice and Swords (1968)
The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is being rebuilt from the ground up. Odera crime syndicate saw this as an opportunity to expand its territory. The Odera boss arranges marriage between his daughter Orin (Ruriko Asaoka) and the son of notorious Gyotoku clan, but Orin’s heart belonged to Shinjiro (Yujiro Ishihara), a member of her father’s clan.
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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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6.7
/21/
10
/1/

Quick Draw Joe (1961)
One day, a lone horseman rides into town with a wounded man strapped behind him. Joe, the Ace, had captured one of the bandits who had held up the armored payroll car headed for the dam construction site, takes the wounded man to the police and claims the reward offered. He is told to wait until the driver of the armored car returns to identify the bandit and goes over to the Blue Star where he is introduced to Mishima, the owner of the cabaret, who is highly respected in the town. Joe then meets Saburo, while fishing, and his lovely sister, who seem to sense the real man beneath the rough appearance and take him into their home. Word reaches Joe that the bandit he'd captured had been shot and he hurries over to the hospital.
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10
/1/

Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

前科・仮釈放 (1969)
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10
/1/

事件記者 影なき侵入者 (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

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

Hana no saigetsu (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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6.7
/23/
10
/1/

The Gambling Monk (1963)
One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand funeral. He had been unwilling to take over the family business and had chosen a life as a middle school teacher far away from home, but considering the circumstances, he changes his mind. As the new chief of Hojuin, Harumichi scrambles around day after day for donations. He has kept strictly to the straight and narrow, until he passes a bicycle race track where the sounds of cheering fans induce him into a new way of life...
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10
/1/

Hitotsu no inochi (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Wind of Youth (1968)
A romantic Nikkatsu youth film about three female friends.
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10
/1/

Jiken kisha: Kenjû kashimasu (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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6.2
/10/
10
/1/

Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Aniki (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

Tiger of the Sea (1964)
A group of pirates sail the treacherous Pacific ocean in search for wealth.
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10
/1/

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (1960)
Set in Uwajima, Shikoku, an action film starring Akira Kobayashi who uncovers evils related to pearl farming.
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10
/1/

Tōkyō dodonpa musume (1961)
Motomu Ida movie
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5.6
/17/
10
/1/
20
/1/

Iro zange (1983)
A river crossing is blocked and various traveling couples are stranded at an inn. Everybody has their secrets and the police are looking for a suspect in their midst.
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10
/1/

Women Smell of Night (1970)
A 1970 crime film.
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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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5.6
/7/
10
/1/

East China Sea (1968)
Rokurō starts a part-time job on a fishing boat, but the ship has an engine failure in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
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10
/1/

The Angry Rambler (1960)
Fourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira.
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5.9
/21/
40
/2/
70
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Birth of a Fighter (1967)
A young boss proves his right to rule his gang.


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