Masaki Kobayashi

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Beautiful Days
6.9

Beautiful Days

May. 25, 1955

Beautiful Days

Masaki Kobayashi directs this romantic drama concerning a family of florists.
Black River
7.2

Black River

Oct. 23, 1957

Black River

A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and ...
The Thick-Walled Room
7.1

The Thick-Walled Room

Oct. 31, 1956

The Thick-Walled Room

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as ...
I Will Buy You
7

I Will Buy You

Nov. 21, 1956

I Will Buy You

A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.
Inn of Evil
7.4

Inn of Evil

Sep. 11, 1971

Inn of Evil

The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an ...
Samurai Rebellion
8.3

Samurai Rebellion

May. 27, 1967

Samurai Rebellion

The mother of a feudal lord’s only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide ...
Kwaidan
7.9

Kwaidan

Dec. 29, 1964

Kwaidan

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning „ghost story,“ this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai ...
The Inheritance
7.4

The Inheritance

Feb. 16, 1962

The Inheritance

On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts ...
Harakiri
8.6

Harakiri

Sep. 15, 1962

Harakiri

Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a ...
The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer
8.8

The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer

After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old ...
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.5

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in ...
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
8.5

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and ...
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
6.9

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is ...
Apostasy
6.3

Apostasy

Nov. 30, 1948

Apostasy

In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.