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Criterion Channel
90
8.3
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79
/389/
81
/413/
4.4
/36948/
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.
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Kanopy
90
8.1
/76803/
81
/1455/
82
/1177/
4.4
/137727/
100
/52/
93
/872/
100
/19/

Tokyo Story (1953)
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
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Kanopy
89
8.4
/70014/
84
/1487/
83
/1072/
4.6
/189579/
97
/70/
95
/556/
90
/17/

High and Low (1963)
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
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Amazon Prime Video
86
8.3
/23113/
81
/387/
81
/394/
4.4
/32161/
73
/15/
94
/388/
90
/10/

Red Beard (1965)
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.
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Criterion Channel
84
7.6
/15398/
76
/399/
71
/259/
4.2
/52738/
88
/34/
90
/386/
91
/19/

After Life (1999)
On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then, over the course of the week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep for eternity.
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Criterion Channel
84
81
7.9
/15368/
78
/267/
77
/273/
4.1
/25174/
100
/19/
91
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The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
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79
7.7
/12393/
75
/199/
74
/174/
4.0
/13235/
90
/51/
89
/587/
66
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Shall We Dance? (1996)
A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.
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72
7.2
/1480/
71
/69/
72
/49/
3.4
/3109/
83
/36/
77
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64
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Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)
An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.
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Criterion Channel
84
71
8.0
/5389/
76
/103/
77
/147/
4.2
/9118/
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.
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Criterion Channel
74
66
7.2
/6375/
70
/103/
71
/138/
3.6
/6878/
83
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79
/84/

The Lower Depths (1957)
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.
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The Roku Channel
70
66
6.6
/6092/
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.
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78
40
7.2
/349/
66
/3/
70
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3.6
/399/
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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75
40
7.5
/928/
66
/21/
71
/26/
4.0
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83
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Lightning (1952)
The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a marriage for her with a disagreeable man whom she has rejected.
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Criterion Channel
68
34
7.2
/644/
63
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68
/25/
3.6
/2898/

Love Letter (1953)
A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
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Criterion Channel
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33
7.5
/960/
68
/17/
68
/18/
3.9
/1801/

Mother (1952)
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
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7.3
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65
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64
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3.9
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Girls of the Night (1961)
In the wake of the 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law, a young woman recently released from one of Japan's new rehabilitation centers struggles to build a new life.
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Criterion Channel
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24
7.0
/480/
57
/4/
61
/11/
3.6
/889/
54
/102/

Ginza Cosmetics (1951)
A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.
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17
7.3
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67
/7/
65
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3.8
/916/
86
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Sudden Rain (1956)
A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.
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60
13
6.5
/385/
62
/7/
55
/13/
61
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Heaven's Bookstore (2004)
Kenta, a young pianist who has just lost his job, is drowning his woes at a bar, when he meets a man in a Hawaiian shirt named Yamaki. He invites Kenta to work with him, and the next thing he knows, Kenta wakes up to find himself in a room he has never been in before. It is a strange room that seems to have no connection to life. He descends a staircase to find many shelves of books.
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12
6.4
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65
/12/
53
/13/
3.3
/454/

The Three Treasures (1959)
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived. But Ouso prevails in the mission and returns to his father's castle under a new name, Prince Yamato Takeru. Otomo plots to have the Prince sent into even greater danger, but Otomo is unaware that the gods have favored the Prince and the outcome is far from what any of them expected.
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10
7.4
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48
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59
/14/
3.6
/288/

Little Peach (1958)
Anzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her suitors, until she marries a beginning writer named Ryokichi. Their life quickly sinks into despair.
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?
6.8
/12/

The Oil-Hell Murder (1957)
A privileged son betrays his family for the favors of a geisha in 18th century Osaka.
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6.4
/26/
10
/2/

The Outsiders (1958)
A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun Takeda.
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8.2
/25/

The Ozu Diaries (2025)
Unveiling Yasujiro Ozu’s legacy through his personal diaries, letters, and interviews, the documentary delves into his life, creative process, and lasting impact on filmmaking.
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10
/1/

Morishige, where are you going? (1956)
A man who seemed to have found happiness with a wife and child loses his wife and his daughter gets married... A man's life, full of joy and sorrow, is vividly depicted to the tune of "Moonlit Desert" in this humanistic drama full of pathos, starring Hisaya Morishige.
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10
/2/

Nonki saiban (1955)
A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taking the wrong course, the crime of seducing, and the crime of killing with laughter.
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10
/1/

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume (1952)
Romantic comedy about a love triangle between two girls who fall in love with a reliable young doctor.
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10
/1/

Mother's First Love (1954)
A melodrama based on the novel by Yasunari Kawabata, telling about the tragic fate of a mother and daughter who are attracted to the same man.
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10
/1/

Love at the Fogged Harbor (1962)
A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko.
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10
/1/

The Daughters of the Saotome Family (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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10
/1/

流轉 (1956)
In the eleventh year of the Tempō era, the Kawarazaki-za theater in Edo buzzed with excitement for a new production of "Kanjinchō" by Naritaya, featuring music by the master Kineya Rokusaburō. However, Naritaya's requests to change some of Rokusaburō's most painstakingly crafted parts of the composition angered his disciple, Shinjirō, leading to a conflict and Shinjirō's abandonment of the shamisen. One day, Shinjirō was captivated by the mysteriously beautiful dance of Oaki, a traveling performer's daughter, who seemed to be channeling her art into a form of revenge.
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8.0
/28/
10
/1/

A Man in the Storm (1957)
Judo expert Saburô Watari fights his judo master, Tsujido, while simultaneously in conflict with a karate expert.
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10
/1/

Hanran (1954)
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5.8
/14/
10
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60
/1/

A Ripple in a Morning (1952)
Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in postwar Japan.
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10
/1/
70
/1/

Lil's Return from Shanghai (1952)
In pre-war Shanghai, a man falls in love with a mysterious woman, but she eventually disappears. Back in Japan, he is obsessed by her memory and tries to recreate the world he knew then.
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10
/1/

Till Tomorow Comes (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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7.1
/18/
10
/1/
60
/1/

Scars of Honor (1960)
Japan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute in the time-honored tradition of their clan, by drawing their blades in a duel to the death.
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7.4
/20/

Red Whale, White Snake (2006)
On her way to Chikura to live with her son, Yasue Amami gets off at the Tateyama train station. She wants to see her old house. The a new owner, Mitsuko Kawahara, intends to demolish the place and replace it with a modern new house. With Mitsuko's permission, Yasue enters her old home. Her family had rented it during World War II to escape air raids over the city, and they stayed on for a few years after the war. As Yasue visits the grounds, memories come flooding back.
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10
/1/

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo (1960)
Jidaigeki by Tai Kato
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?
76
/5/

Shimamori Tower (2022)
Together with Shimada Akira (Hagiwara Masato), the last appointed governor of Okinawa during the war, Arai Taizo (Murakami Jun), the chief of police of Okinawa Prefecture, goes beyond his duties and strives to protect the lives of the citizens of the prefecture. As the ravages of war intensify, the two, who each carried a heavy cross during the Battle of Okinawa, desperately devote themselves to saving the lives of the Okinawan people, with the belief that "life is precious." A human drama, set in Okinawa at the end of World War II, depicting the preciousness of human life. Directed by Igarashi Sho of One Step on a Mine, It's All Over.
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5.9
/11/
10
/1/
50
/3/

The Human Wall (1959)
Drama which shows the struggle of Fumiko, a female teacher, at work and at home.
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10
/1/

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog (1950)
Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki
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7.4
/39/
45
/2/
65
/2/

Death on the Mountain (1961)
Three bankers, out on holiday, climb the Japanese Alps. One dies under mysterious circumstances, and later it is suggested that perhaps the man was murdered.
poster
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70
/1/

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' (2002)
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Bad Sleep Well" (1960).
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75
/2/

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low' (2002)
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "High and Low" (1963).
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7.7
/9/
10
/1/

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (1952)
Once an average and seemingly ordinary Tokyo girl, she suddenly finds herself as a TV star owing to her discovery by a casting company, which noticed photographs that her cousin had sent. When another actress falls ill she is given the role instead. Her first film is a success propelling the young actress to popularity, her own fans, money and a house. While everything looks dandy from the outside not all is well within the family however.
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10
/1/

Mado Kara Tobidase (1950)
The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two families. Shusuke Tokuyama (Den Obinata) runs an agricultural and livestock industry, and has his father Ritaro (Hiroshi Shiomi), younger brother Yuji (Keiju Kobayashi), wife Fujiko (Kiko Todoroki), and four children (three of whom are Obinata's sons). They lived in a large family of 8 people, including 2 children and 2 daughters. The Fujieda family next door is Chieko (Ayako Okamura), whose husband, a captain, died in a shipwreck at sea, her daughter Mariko (Kyoko Kagawa), and her son Michio (Oohinata's son), who has a leg disability and is undergoing rehabilitation. ) We were a family of three. Through the interaction between the Tokuyama family and the Fujieda family, the importance of family and the kindness of people are reflected on the screen.
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7.0
/29/
10
/1/

Girl's Reform School (1956)
The day to day life in an establishment for delinquent teenage girls.


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