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7.3
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71
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74
/349/
3.7
/88063/
90
/41/
73
/37/
70
/12/
7.2
/19106/

Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
An evil feudal lord rapes a village girl on her wedding night and proceeds to ruin her and her husband's lives. After she's eventually banished from her village, the girl makes a pact with the devil to gain magical ability and take revenge.
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Amazon Prime Video
68
66
6.9
/9004/
68
/326/
69
/273/
3.7
/20387/
66
/41/
65
/164/
65
/11/

Air Doll (2009)
A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.
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80
58
7.7
/2646/
80
/62/
77
/46/
3.8
/1289/
90
/123/

Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)
Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's family. Neighbors Hiromi, writer Chagawa with admirer Junnosuke strive alongside them in postwar Tokyo's evolution.
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56
52
6.4
/11835/
68
/196/
65
/244/
3.1
/2146/
38
/34/
65
/555/
36
/17/

Returner (2002)
A young woman from the future forces a local gunman to help her stop an impending alien invasion which will wipe out the human race.
poster
Criterion Channel
72
44
7.2
/1285/
72
/34/
72
/39/
3.7
/2263/

Silence (1971)
Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.
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Criterion Channel
59
43
6.1
/2198/
60
/53/
57
/56/
3.3
/4800/
52
/33/

Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)
The survivors of a plane crash in a remote area are attacked by blob-like alien creatures that turn their victims into blood-thirsty vampires.
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77
35
7.4
/1146/
76
/22/
70
/35/
3.8
/647/
88
/21/

University of Laughs (2004)
In pre-war Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.
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47
24
5.1
/1349/
54
/60/
49
/65/
2.8
/1209/
25
/6/

The Complex (2013)
Nursing student Asuka has just moved into an apartment complex with her parents and younger brother. On the first night in her new room, she is awoken by a strange scratching sound coming from the apartment of her neighbor, a reclusive old man who has refused all attempts at communication. Concerned over his well being, Asuka enters his home only to find him dead from malnutrition. Worse, it looks as if he had been trying to claw his way into her room. Asuka learns that there have been a number of strange deaths in the complex over the years from Shinobu, the handyman cleaning up the old man’s apartment. Even the girls at school whisper rumors of it being haunted.
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64
15
6.8
/257/
52
/8/
66
/9/
3.5
/875/

Killer's Mission (1969)
Ichibei is assigned by Shogun Tokugawa to prevent the sale of a Dutch ships-load of rifles to the hostile Shogun Satsuma. On his mission he meets a cowardly Ronin who becomes his assistant, as well as a female spy and a female warrior...
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70
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Kyokuhoku Rhapsody (2013)
Set in Kyokuhoku Citizen Hospital in Hokkaido, Japan. "Kyokuhoku Rhapsody" follows the life of a young doctor for a one year period. Yoshio Imanaka works at the Kyokuhoku Hospital that is losing staff members and facing bankruptcy. During this difficult time, Yoshio Imanaka meets hairdresser Kozue Namiki and falls in love.
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10
/1/

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 12 - The Mystery of the Ever-Changing Tamamushi Mansion! (1971)
Twelfth film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
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6.2
/13/
10
/1/

Modae (1964)
This unique melodrama depicts the anguish of a new wife whose husband confesses to her his infertility on their wedding night. The virgin wife, who spends her days in a state of unfulfillment, is gradually attracted to a young playboy, but she is unable to cross the line. One day, her husband proposes to have a child through artificial insemination.
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10
/1/

Beauty with White Breasts (1981)
Kogoro approaches the true face of a bloody clown who attacks beautiful women one after another! Based on the Edogawa Rampo story, "Hell's Clown."
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10
/1/

The Beauty of the Black Pearl (1985)
N/A
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10
/1/

Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor (1971)
The fifth and final chapter of the Kanto Street Peddlers series! Will the battle in Asakusa be enough for a complete victory?
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10
/1/

Young Challengers (1968)
A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japan's leading manufacturers of electronic and electric goods.
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10
/1/

The Spy (1965)
Based on true events surrounding a Korean student who had entered Japan unlawfully and escaped illegal alien internment.
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6.7
/7/
10
/1/

Seinen no isu (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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6.6
/60/
25
/2/
65
/4/

Flora on the Sand (1964)
One evening, at the Marine Tower observatory, cosmetics salesman Ichiro Iki is drawn into conversation with an unfamiliar young lady Akiko. She invites Ichiro back to a hotel where they make love but part without even exchanging names. A week later, they have a second chance encounter at the observatory. This time, Ichiro is the one who pursues her. Back at the hotel, Akiko begs Ichiro to give her sister – Kyoko, a bar hostess – absolute hell. Akiko resents her sister for lecturing on chastity, while wantonly indulging in promiscuous activity. Ichiro takes an interest in Kyoko and sets out towards her bar…
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6.2
/20/
10
/1/
20
/2/

The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967)
Three tales of women that resided in the Shogun's harem (o-oku) during the Edo period.
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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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90

Doterai Man (1975)
Business is a game! A theatrical version of the TV drama that became a social phenomenon starring Teruhiko Saigo. Set in a wholesaler town in Osaka, it depicts the activities of the main character Takezo Yamashita who repels adversity with a man's stubbornness and guts.
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10
/1/

The Night Clinic (1971)
A Japanese film directed by Michihiko Obimori. Released in 1971.
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7.3
/8/
10
/1/
70
/1/

Art of Assassination (1969)
A beautiful hostess of a small restaurant moonlights as a well-trained assassin tasked with taking the life of a wealthy businessman...
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7.0
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45
/2/
70
/2/

The Desperate (1964)
A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai pursues Chiyo, the mistress of a man who was arrested for extortion, and takes advantage of her weakness. However, as his colleague Tokumochi and others regard him with suspicion, he is tormented by remorse.
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10
/1/

High School Third Graders (1963)
In 1963, Funaki Kazuo's debut song of the same name was released and then it was adapted to a movie based on Kenji Tomishima 's novel “Shake to Tomorrow” with the same title, produced by Daiei with this song as a motif. Singer and actor Funaki Kazuo also appears in the movie, which depicts the fun, love and heartbreak in a Japanese school.
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10
/1/

Little Snack (1968)
Rebecca an incredibly successful image "upgrader" who specializes in bringing out the best version of one's self, is faced with her most formidable challenge yet in the charming but very stuck in his ways, Clive, a former soccer star.
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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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7.0
/58/
10
/1/

A Woman's Life (1962)
Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo as Kei an abused orphaned girl that eventually finds sanctuary with a wealthy family that trades goods with China and becomes a successful businesswoman. Masumura dilutes the originally intended pro-Japan propaganda elements for a more anti-war approach.
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10
/1/

Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance (1970)
16th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
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6.6
/11/
10
/1/

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)
N/A
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4.7
/187/
43
/3/
63
/6/

The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005)
One day in February, 2005, Metropolitan Police Department Superintendent Muroi (Toshiro Yanagiba) is arrested to take responsibility for a botched murder case he headed. His faithful colleagues, including Arashiro (Toshio Kakei) and Okita (Miki Maya), only exacerbate the situation when they try to help clear his name. Is Muroi guilty as charged or merely taking the fall? What is the truth behind the murder? Two lawyers, one determined to get Muroi, the other resolved to save him, a feud between two police departments, political power plays and legal trappings, all combine to orchestrate Muroi’s downfall.
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6.3
/33/
10
/1/
60
/2/

But the Flesh is Weak (1957)
A woman who grew up in a prestigious household, begins to have an affair outside the marriage.
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10
/1/

Just for You (1970)
Yumi Ishikawa (Mari Atsumi) is nineteen and a popular geisha. Orphaned when a child, Yumi she was raised by Shizuko, the madame of a geisha house. Yumi is impulsive, out-going. And although she cannot claim to be good at Japanese dancing or playing musical instruments so necessary to a geisha, she is a whizz at go-go and will dance the hula at parties. But before becoming a full-fledged geisha, Yumi must go through the ceremony of the "mizuage", when a budding geisha surrenders her virginity to an experienced man who makes her a woman. Takida, a rich money-lender, is chosen for Yumi's mizuage but she offers herself first to Keiichi (Ryo Tamura), who she really loves although she knows that his world and hers are too far apart for a successful marriage.
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10
/1/

The Worship of the Flesh (1968)
N/A
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60
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6.8
/109/
50
/6/
63
/7/

Bitterness of Youth (1974)
A footballing law student tutors an undergraduate, developing into a romance that soon enough goes awry.
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6.0
/15/
40
/4/
80
/2/

Daring Girls (1969)
Two sisters involved in rival underworld sex trade factions compete against each other in this tale of elaborate sex antics, Yakuza crime, and bloody revenge.
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10
/1/

オフィス妻のさけび (1985)
Natsuko is witnessed carrying on an affair with her boss, Misawa, by the unmarried Chieko. However, Chieko dies by falling and is found about ten days later in the shrubbery in front of the company. It is revealed that Chieko led a flashy private life and frequented a host club. Moreover, it seems that she was having an affair with Division Chief Yamazaki.
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10
/1/
50
/1/

Ellie My Love (1987)
Based on the comic by Mako Takami.
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7.4
/81/
10
/1/
70
/1/

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (1969)
This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.
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10
/1/

Sweet Seventeen (1964)
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68
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6.5
/38/
80
/1/
60
/15/

Main Line to Terror (1975)
Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart attacks that noise has been causing in older hospital patients, plots to disrupt and, in ten days, destroy a unit of the operation. He warns the Japan National Railway, that, if nothing is done to reduce the noise, he will derail a bullet train. Takigawa is the police detective sent to stop him.
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6.2
/27/
50
/1/

White Love (1979)
Kobasashi was learning Spanish so that she could go to Spain to look for her father who had left the family. She fell in love with her language teacher Ken. Finally she found her father in Madrid and she also met Ken's ex-girl friend Taeko there. Ken came to Madrid and learned of their meeting. He wanted her to help to look for Taeko. Ken was caught in between the past and the present.
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5.9
/21/
80
/1/
60
/1/

Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee (2006)
The movie is part of the Kindaichi TV movie series. Kindaichi is played by actor Goro Inagaki. The character's grandfather began with the written word. Kousuke Kindaichi started life in the novels of Seishi Yokomizo, written and set in post-war Japan. Inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, Kindaichi is still very much a unique character, giving the Japanese their very own literary hero-detective. Young Hajime Kindaichi is a young man with bad dandruff and worse dress-sense (decades before Columbo), who wears a trademark, scruffy sunhat. He also happens to be better than the police at deductive reasoning. Having gained publicity for solving a high-profile murder case, the detectives allow him to work with them again. This story is slimmer than the twisty plots of Inugami and Village, but is graced by the presence of Chiaki Kuriyama (Battle Royale, Kill Bill Vol. 1, The Great Yokai War) in the title role.
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6.9
/80/
65
/2/
66
/5/

Sweet Revenge (1977)
Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. His sister Kiriko makes the long trip to Tokyo, specifically to accost Otsuka, Japan's top criminal defence lawyer, and plead with him to take her brother's case. They live in Kitakyushu which, though a city, she contends that the local lawyers are not up to the job. Otsuka contemptuously brushes her off. A year passes. Masao has suicided in jail, his appeal having failed due to the lack of interest and competence of the local defence lawyer. Kiriko returns to Tokyo, planning revenge on Otsuka for refusing the case and causing her brother's death.
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63
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7.9
/230/
10
/1/
90
/5/
3.8
/395/

Happiness of Us Alone (1961)
The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and tribulations ... and joys.
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6.7
/29/
55
/4/
60
/2/

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (1968)
The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight schools. However, the flight schools have extremely demanding, harsh training, and once they finally become pilots, they must become suicide bombers and give their lives for their homeland.
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6.8
/67/
70
/2/
75
/2/

Japan's Don (1977)
A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.


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