7.2 Love Letter Dec. 13, 1953Love Letter IMDb: 7.2 1953 98 min 9 viewsA sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.DramaRomance
7.7 Forever a Woman Nov. 23, 1955Forever a Woman IMDb: 7.7 1955 109 min 14 viewsFumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her ...DramaRomance
7 Alone Across the Pacific Oct. 27, 1963Alone Across the Pacific IMDb: 7 1963 97 min 10 viewsKenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his ...Adventure
6.8 Love New and Old Oct. 11, 1961Love New and Old IMDb: 6.8 1961 81 min 9 viewsA woman brings her injured daughter to the hospital, only to realize that the doctor is the estranged father of her child.Drama
8 The Bad Sleep Well Sep. 15, 1960The Bad Sleep Well IMDb: 8 1960 150 min 10 viewsIn this loose adaptation of „Hamlet,“ illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and ...CrimeDramaThriller
8.1 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Jan. 15, 1960When a Woman Ascends the Stairs IMDb: 8.1 1960 111 min 16 viewsKeiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she’s a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life’s vicious cycle: ...Drama
7.4 Untamed Woman May. 28, 1957Untamed Woman IMDb: 7.4 1957 121 min 11 viewsA woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his ...Drama
7.1 Princess Yang Kwei Fei May. 03, 1955Princess Yang Kwei Fei IMDb: 7.1 1955 98 min 14 viewsIn eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that ...DramaHistoryRomance
7.6 Floating Clouds Jan. 15, 1955Floating Clouds IMDb: 7.6 1955 123 min 13 viewsA married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife. ...DramaRomance
8.2 Ugetsu Mar. 26, 1953Ugetsu IMDb: 8.2 1953 96 min 14 viewsIn 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local ...DramaFantasyMystery
7.3 Brother and Sister Aug. 19, 1953Brother and Sister IMDb: 7.3 1953 86 min 14 viewsThe eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal ...Drama
7.2 The Idiot May. 23, 1951The Idiot IMDb: 7.2 1951 166 min 14 viewsKameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love ...DramaRomance
8.2 Rashomon Aug. 26, 1950Rashomon IMDb: 8.2 1950 88 min 9 viewsBrimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, „Rashomon“ is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the ...CrimeDramaMystery
6.7 The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail Apr. 24, 1952The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail IMDb: 6.7 1952 59 min 19 viewsYoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to ...ComedyDramaHistoryThriller
5.1 Battle Troop Dec. 07, 1944Battle Troop IMDb: 5.1 1944 95 min 13 viewsThree IJN flyers Mikami (Susumu Fujita), Kawakami (Masayuki Mori) and Murakami (Akitake Kono) are good friends, and they are all renowned for ...War