7.3 Bamboo Doll of Echizen Oct. 05, 1963Bamboo Doll of Echizen IMDb: 7.3 1963 103 min 17 viewsBased on a novel by Tsutomu Mizukami, this haunting melodrama focuses on a young bamboo worker who takes his father’s prostitute as his wife.Drama
7.5 Zatoichi’s Cane Sword Jan. 03, 1967Zatoichi’s Cane Sword IMDb: 7.5 1967 93 min 16 viewsZatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged ...ActionAdventureDrama
6.2 Wrath of Daimajin Dec. 10, 1966Wrath of Daimajin IMDb: 6.2 1966 87 min 31 viewsIn a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur ...DramaFantasyHorror
6.8 Youth in Fury Aug. 30, 1960Youth in Fury IMDb: 6.8 1960 88 min 16 viewsA reckless student contemplates terrorism in a prescient film that confirmed Shinoda as a fearless member of Shochiku’s iconoclastic New Wave. At ...Drama
6.8 Good-for-Nothing Jul. 05, 1960Good-for-Nothing IMDb: 6.8 1960 88 min 13 viewsYoshida’s first feature follows the lives of young students against a background of jazz, emptiness and boredom. The plot is fairly simple: ...CrimeDrama