Mantarō Ushio Movies

The film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with mistress of the gang boss. Despite the physical and...

An early example of the Japanese war film, closer to documentary realism than the kind of propaganda produced at the height of the Pacific War. "A...

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.

A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.

Order of Yakuza

Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give...

1962 Japanese movie

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.

A handsome and pure-hearted employee who thought he was single actually has a secret child. His girlfriend, a beautiful secretary, and the...

A hospital melodrama where the conflict between love and friendship rules the faith of the protagonists.

Comedy drama film

1958 Japanese movie

The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his...