Search results for "Kyōko Kagawa"
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
IMDb: 6
114

The last samurai who lead an army of 690 against an enemy of 50 thousand – In 1867, political power returned to the Emperor and 260 years of the Tokugawa…

Genre: Drama, History
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
IMDb: 6.9
95

Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy military governor with land holdings…

Girls of the Night

Girls of the Night

Girls of the Night
IMDb: 7.3
92

In the late 1950’s prostitution was banned in Japan and if a woman was found exercising this profession they were sent to a reformatory. This is a story of one…

Genre: Drama
Sudden Rain

Sudden Rain

Sudden Rain
IMDb: 7.3
91

A husband and wife’s pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Mother

Mother

Mother
IMDb: 7.6
98

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother’s attempt to sustain her family.

Genre: Drama
Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle
IMDb: 6.6
95

During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka…

Genre: Action, History, War
Lightning

Lightning

Lightning
IMDb: 7.5
87

The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a marriage for her with…

Genre: Drama
Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai
IMDb: 7.2
80

Nearly 20 years after his death and in the run-up to his centenary, Toshiro Mifune remains a true giant of Japanese cinema.

Genre: Documentary
After Life

After Life

After Life
IMDb: 7.6
118

On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then,…

Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Madadayo

Madadayo

Madadayo
IMDb: 7.3
134

This film tells the story of professor Uehida Hyakken-sama (1889-1971), in Gotemba, around the forties. He was a university professor until an air raid, when he left to become a…

Genre: Drama
High and Low

High and Low

High and Low
IMDb: 8.4
142

An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped and held for ransom.

Red Beard

Red Beard

Red Beard
IMDb: 8.4
185

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…

Genre: Drama
Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff
IMDb: 8.4
124

In medieval Japan a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.

Genre: Drama
Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story
IMDb: 8.2
137

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and…

Genre: Drama
Mothra

Mothra

Mothra
IMDb: 6.6
101

Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the…

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well
IMDb: 8
150

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…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ginza Cosmetics

Ginza Cosmetics

Ginza Cosmetics
IMDb: 6.9
87

Italy is usually cited as the anchor of the neo-realist movement in cinema, but Mikio Naruse’s Ginza Cosmetics (1951) is a reminder that Japan had its own output equally rooted…

Genre: Drama
The Crucified Lovers

The Crucified Lovers

The Crucified Lovers
IMDb: 8
102

In 17th century Kyoto, Osan is married to Ishun, a wealthy miserly scroll-maker. When Osan is falsely accused of having an affair with the best worker, Mohei, the pair flee…

Genre: Drama, Romance
The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures
IMDb: 6.6
182

The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor’s son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor’s vassal, prefers Ouso’s…

Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy