Movies

1962 Japanese movie

Movie adaptation of the 1959 ninja novel. With war against Korea looming on the horizon, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the 'Taiko' becomes the target of an...

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

A parody of the Kabuki play about thieves, "Five Men of the White Waves".

Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never...

Bored Hatamoto movie #15

The time was the first year of Keio (1865). Upon hearing the news that the Imperial Army was approaching Hida Takayama, the district head Shimizu...

A masterpiece depicting the true feelings, grief and joy of a woman. An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Yasushi Inoue.

The story follows Keiko, a dancer in the "Maiko Odori" theater in Kyoto, who tries to climb the social ladder in a world driven by money and...

A film adaptation of Rikuo Honjo's novel "Ishikari River".

A conscript from a poor background writes the Emperor asking if he can stay in the army when his service is up.

After Aoi Shingo, the illegitimate son of Shogun Yoshimune has gained prominence as the finest swordsman in the land, he tries to lead a peaceful...