8.2
Yojimbo IMDb: 8.2 1961 110 min 23 views
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 ...
8
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs IMDb: 8 1960 111 min 19 views
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she’s a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life’s vicious cycle: ...
7.4
Daughters, Wives and a Mother IMDb: 7.4 1960 123 min 13 views
Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen insurance policy. Being childless, her former ...
7.3
Untamed Woman IMDb: 7.3 1957 121 min 14 views
A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his ...
7.7
Early Spring IMDb: 7.7 1956 145 min 19 views
A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.
7.5
Flowing IMDb: 7.5 1956 117 min 19 views
Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn’t see any future in her ...
7.6
Floating Clouds IMDb: 7.6 1955 123 min 13 views
A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife. ...
7.4
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji IMDb: 7.4 1955 94 min 12 views
Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various ...
7.4
Late Chrysanthemums IMDb: 7.4 1954 101 min 14 views
With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ dilemmas, in this bleak, compelling poignant ...
8.1
The Life of Oharu IMDb: 8.1 1952 136 min 11 views
In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman’s banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
7.5
Mother IMDb: 7.5 1952 98 min 13 views
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother’s attempt to sustain her family.
7.2
The 47 Ronin IMDb: 7.2 1941 223 min 19 views
In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun’s palace. The Shogun ...
0
Seven Samurai 1954 207 min 24 views
A samurai answers a village’s request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai ...
0
Rashomon 1950 88 min 22 views
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, “Rashomon” is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the ...
