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Kanopy
92
8.6
/398636/
84
/5714/
84
/4089/
4.6
/399556/
100
/103/
97
/6724/
98
/7/
cc age 13+

Seven Samurai (1954)
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
poster
Kanopy
90
8.3
/100968/
82
/1727/
83
/1284/
4.5
/178105/
98
/57/
96
/1465/
92
/20/
cc age 11+

Ikiru (1952)
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
poster
Criterion Channel
90
8.2
/141795/
80
/2363/
80
/1628/
4.3
/169720/
96
/51/
96
/2271/
93
/17/

Yojimbo (1961)
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
poster
Kanopy
89
8.4
/69975/
84
/1487/
83
/1070/
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
/23111/
81
/387/
81
/392/
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
85
8.0
/45345/
79
/841/
79
/671/
4.1
/64048/
96
/52/
92
/830/
89
/16/

The Hidden Fortress (1958)
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
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Criterion Channel
85
8.0
/43962/
80
/911/
79
/694/
4.1
/62684/
100
/29/
95
/760/
83
/15/

Sanjuro (1962)
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.
poster
85
7.9
/40607/
77
/741/
78
/712/
4.2
/45136/
89
/27/
92
/710/
84
/15/

Kagemusha (1980)
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
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Criterion Channel
84
81
7.9
/15363/
78
/267/
77
/273/
4.1
/25174/
100
/19/
91
/266/

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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Criterion Channel
85
78
8.0
/5626/
77
/140/
76
/151/
4.2
/16271/
100
/7/
92
/52/
87
/6/

Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
77
7.9
/13038/
76
/272/
77
/250/
4.1
/25221/
80
/10/
90
/377/

The Sword of Doom (1966)
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
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Criterion Channel
73
7.3
/8252/
70
/117/
70
/146/
3.7
/9504/
73
/11/
77
/84/

Dodes'ka-den (1970)
On a Tokyo dump’s shantytown edge, interwoven vignettes follow residents scraping by: a boy who “drives” an imaginary trolley, a homeless father and son designing a dream house, a young woman brutalized at home, drunks, schemers, and saints of small kindnesses. Kurosawa crafts a ragged mosaic of hardship, fantasy, and flickers of grace that keep people moving forward.
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Criterion Channel
79
67
7.6
/2816/
67
/49/
69
/56/
4.0
/5196/
100
/7/
86
/54/

Double Suicide (1969)
Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.
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Criterion Channel
74
66
7.2
/6373/
70
/103/
71
/138/
3.6
/6878/
83
/6/
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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Criterion Channel
78
66
7.6
/4357/
72
/108/
74
/108/
3.9
/8214/
80
/5/
88
/29/

Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
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Criterion Channel
73
65
7.3
/6077/
71
/101/
73
/118/
3.7
/9404/
73
/11/
76
/59/

I Live in Fear (1955)
An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to Brazil. When they petition to have him declared incompetent, a family-court counselor witnesses his obsession slide into ruin—and asks whether ignoring the atomic threat is any saner.
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Criterion Channel
78
61
7.2
/2262/
68
/60/
71
/48/
3.8
/8435/
100
/5/
85
/27/

The Funeral (1984)
When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.
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Criterion Channel
75
51
7.4
/1415/
71
/19/
70
/31/
3.8
/2857/
89
/86/

The Munekata Sisters (1950)
Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
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Criterion Channel
63
47
6.5
/2090/
59
/48/
62
/50/
3.1
/2849/
69
/43/

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries. His first adventure sees him investigating his superior officer's mistress, whom he suspects of having ties with a reputed criminal on the loose.
poster
61
43
6.3
/2084/
63
/37/
58
/39/
3.3
/2430/
71
/7/
51
/18/

Mickey One (1965)
A former comic is on the run from the mob.
poster
65
42
6.3
/1150/
63
/58/
69
/56/
3.3
/4919/

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.
poster
73
42
7.5
/2362/
76
/37/
72
/44/
3.6
/948/

Chûshingura (1962)
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
poster
73
36
7.5
/627/
65
/19/
70
/12/
3.9
/1485/
80
/5/

Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935)
Kimiko, a Tokyo white-collar working girl, lives with her serious, intellectual, haiku-writing mother. Kimiko seeks to marry her boyfriend but needs her absent father to act as the go-between and negotiate the marriage. Kimiko travels and finds her father living with a second family.
poster
Criterion Channel
67
34
6.9
/1084/
62
/17/
64
/28/
3.6
/1660/
60
/5/
78
/4/

The Sun's Burial (1960)
In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.
poster
72
30
7.5
/420/
71
/15/
69
/12/
3.9
/1032/
67
/205/

The Approach of Autumn (1960)
A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery store, and works a local inn. The boy befriends a girl, the daughter of the innkeeper.
poster
Criterion Channel
68
21
7.1
/490/
60
/14/
69
/18/
3.6
/872/

Stakeout (1958)
Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect will try to reunite with an old flame.
poster
72
19
7.7
/329/
60
/7/
73
/12/
3.9
/910/

An Inn at Osaka (1954)
An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office. He takes a room at a small inn and tries to rebuild his life. Notable for its exquisite framing and cinematography, An Inn at Osaka allows its complicated plotlines to disappear behind the minutiae of penury and humiliation that Mito and others suffer during the post-war economic and social reconstruction.
poster
71
18
7.2
/312/
65
/6/
76
/23/
3.6
/341/

The Tragedy of "W" (1984)
A young theatre actress fights for her uncertain career while having to confront the personal sacrifices that will arise from it.
poster
69
14
6.9
/518/
63
/17/
75
/12/
3.6
/390/

The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to other islands. After a civilian evacuation ends in tragedy most of non-combatants are forced to remain on the island. Many convert to soldier status. Tokyo sends mixed messages that squander time and resources, as when they order the defenders to build an airstrip for aircraft that never come. The truth soon becomes obvious: the high command decides that the island cannot be held and effectively abandons the Okinawan defenders. When the Americans land many troops are deployed in the wrong places. As the slaughter mounts, a suicidal attitude takes hold. Okinawa becomes a death trap, for civilian volunteers and non-combatants as well.
poster
69
13
7.0
/419/
66
/3/
70
/7/
3.6
/773/

Hideko the Bus Conductress (1941)
Okoma, a witty young woman working as a conductor in an old, rickety bus in Kōfu, Yamanashi (rural Japan), has a creative idea that could avert the dwindling number of passengers when her job and the bus company itself are at stake.
poster
71
11
7.7
/260/
64
/5/
70
/13/
3.7
/297/

A Woman's Life (1963)
A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.
poster
64
10
6.8
/293/
52
/7/
68
/10/
3.5
/329/

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970)
An outlaw pushes the residents of Edo's red light district to rebel against a growing number of stifling, moralistic laws.
poster
?
6.7
/11/

Playboy President: Part II (1961)
After a promotion brings new professional challenges, a diligent employee is pulled into corporate matchmaking and a high-stakes business conflict over a critical eel supply.
poster
?
10
/1/

The End of the Night (1953)
Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash. His impulsive decision will lead to a long, dark night of the soul, while his lady love, a bar hostess, tries to cope with her sudden change of fortune.
poster
?
10
/1/

The Woman Next Door (1981)
A 1981 TV movie based on a short story by Kuniko Mukoda, starring Kaori Momoi and Jinpachi Nezu. A housewife is slowly tempted by a mysterious man who she overhears one day through the wall of her apartment.
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?
10
/1/

When Winter Comes (1985)
An old man cashes in all his possessions and sets off on a journey to the Tohoku region in late autumn. Along the way, he visits a friend on his deathbed and develops a faint affection for an elegant old woman, but the purpose of his journey is actually to find a place to die. He gives a large sum of money to a young couple, who are poor but have a dream for the future, and tries to throw himself into the sea. The movie depicts the loneliness of an old man who has lost his wife.
poster
?
10
/1/

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home (1955)
Yoshida Denkichi does loses sight of his wife Chiyoko and daughter Toyoko during the war, and is taken in by a familiar woman, Oshige, and becomes the owner of "Fujimura" in the town of Hato. Eiko is a timid woman who hates Terada, a watchmaker who is obsessed with her; Tamie is a hard worker who asks for money from customers to support her mother and daughter Teruko; Tane, who dreams of the day they can be together, gives money to her lover Takeda; Machiko, an apres girl, is selective about her customers in the name of romance. They are women working in the red light district at "Fujimura."
poster
?
10
/1/

Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword (1982)
A series of murders at Fukagawa lumberyard is tied to a grudge letter from the deceased Kansuke Tsukunamiya. Officer Kasajiro Sakane investigates the baffling case.
poster
?
6.4
/18/
10
/1/
80
/1/

Sazae-san (1956)
An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series.
poster
?
10
/1/

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori (1972)
Akane Kawasaki, known for her aversion to physical contact with men, possesses some unfavorable habits such as stealing. Despite these flaws, she garners popularity in the slums due to her compassionate care for children. In an attempt to secure a stable future for their child, she enters into marriage with Tsutomu Yamazaki, who struggles with a stutter. Unfortunately, their union is cut short by the untimely death of Tsutomu Yamazaki in an accident.
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?
10
/1/

Murahachibu (1953)
A villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections
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?
10
/1/

All is Well (1955)
Daichi Tateharu who was an employee of the Mori Seisakusho has been recruited from Siberia, but the company changed its name to Toyo Denki Seisakusho, and the president Shingo Mori was the general affairs manager.
poster
?
9.4
/17/

Easy Alley (1939)
N/A
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10
/1/

武蔵と小次郎 (1952)
As the reputation of Sasaki Kojiro, who traveled through various provinces with his long sword seeking duels, began to spread, he was summoned by Lord Hosokawa Sansai upon the recommendation of Kokura clan warrior Iwama Kakubei. However, at this time, due to the proposal by Nagaoka Sado, it was agreed that Kojiro would face Miyamoto Musashi in a duel. If he won, Kojiro would officially become the chief instructor, as he desired. Until then, he had a provisional stipend of 500 koku. Learning that Musashi was in Kyoto, Kojiro set off for the city. En route, he was joined by a woman named Shino, who held a grudge against Musashi.
poster
?
10
/1/

Sararīman yajikita dōchū (1961)
1961 Japanese movie
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?
10
/1/

Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō (1963)
1963 Japanese movie
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?
10
/1/

A Woman's Identity (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
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?
7.4
/9/
10
/1/

Different Sons (1961)
In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden unemployment later in life causes friction among the siblings of the Akagi family. Kensuke, a salaryman at a top company, refuses to support his parents while his brother, Shoji, determines to care for them despite only working as a taxi driver. The concern over money affects Noriko's own love life as she courts a wealthy salaryman to the chagrin of her mechanic boyfriend.


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