1964

The Scent of Incense

7.2/10

After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life d...

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The Scent of Incense

1948

The Grand Master

9/1

Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of becomin...

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The Grand Master

1987

Hachiko

7.772/197

The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.

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Hachiko

1937

The Lights of Asakusa

6/6

Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience. Pr...

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The Lights of Asakusa

1957

On This Earth

7/1

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Un...

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On This Earth

2018

Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2

5/12

In turn of the 20th Century Japan, a period characterized by widespread innovation and social restructuring, Benio Hanamura endeavors to take moderniz...

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Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2

1960

The Izu Dancer

0/0

Love story between a student and girl whose parents are itinerant entertainers. Set in Japan in the 1920's.

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The Izu Dancer

1963

The Insect Woman

7.227/77

A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imam...

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The Insect Woman

2023

My Happy Marriage

7.3/52

An unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love ma...

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My Happy Marriage

2006

The Ode to Joy

6/3

Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp a...

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The Ode to Joy

1992

Faraway Sunset

10/1

Faraway Sunset tells the story of the famed bacteriologist who is known to have discovered the agent that cause syphilis, and for his relentless searc...

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Faraway Sunset

1962

A Man with Dragon Tattoos

8/1

In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth, dreams are instilled into the lives of many across...

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A Man with Dragon Tattoos

2018

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

6.2/9

In the wake of the social unrest caused by the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, two female sumo athletes, Kiku and Tokachi, and an anarchist group called...

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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

1980

The Bear Storm

0/0

An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the Taishō era. About 15 families who moved in search...

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The Bear Storm

1999

One Summer's Day

10/1

Absent-minded fifth-grader Yuta is sent to spend the summer with his grandfather, whom Yuta's parents think is becoming senile and could benefit from...

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One Summer's Day

2023

Father of the Milky Way Railroad

6.3/11

Kenji, the eldest son of Masajiro, a wealthy moneylender, refuses to work in the family business and becomes obsessed with farming, jewelry and religi...

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Father of the Milky Way Railroad

1962

The King

8/1

The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional sho...

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The King

1973

Naked Rashomon

5.6/7

A marquis' mistress becomes pregnant with fraternal twins. He keeps the boy, but sends his bodyguard to dispose of the mother and the girl. Years late...

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Naked Rashomon

1957

Untamed Woman

7.455/11

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 drive for...

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Untamed Woman

1960

Her Brother

7.059/17

Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between a...

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Her Brother