Movies

While returning by boat to Japan, Yoshie Fujiwara meets a rich woman who suggests him to become a singer thanks to an impresario friend of hers.

A thrilling detective period drama set in the streets of Edo—a world of intrigue, conspiracy, romance, and turmoil—where a thief as agile...

Depicting the lives and spirit of geisha during and after the war.

A spearman who had long admired the samurai rises up after learning of cruelty of the samurai class.

A lighthearted and entertaining film that incorporates popuar songs into a period drama.

The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.

A social drama about the first female police officer.

A film adaptation of the story “Gonzo and Sukejū” from a new perspective.

The "opinion leader" of the "opinion leaders" is furious at the "opinion leader's" opinion.

1938 Theater of Life adaptation.

Sweat (1929) is a slapstick riff on tendency-film themes, as a bored young millionaire has his clothes stolen by a tramp; dressed in the...

There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and...

In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law—descend into...

Biographical film about bacteriologist Dr. Hideyo Noguchi.

Kurama Tengu appears in the Great Edo, where conspiracies swirl. The righteous sword flashes as the mystery of a beautiful woman’s...