Machiko Kyō

The cunning detective Akeichi must foil a kidnapping plot orchestrated by the notorious jewel thief known as Black Lizard.

In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the ...

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.

When a theater troupe’s master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

An Okinawan translator introduces U.S. occupation forces to the joys of local life.

The lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, ...

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal ...

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, „Rashomon“ is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the ...