6.2 Diary of a Shinjuku Thief Feb. 15, 1969Diary of a Shinjuku Thief IMDb: 6.2 1969 96 min 11 viewsIn Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, the lives of a young man prone to theft, a young woman he meets at a bookstore, and a kabuki actor intersect.ComedyDrama
6 Max My Love Oct. 22, 1986Max My Love IMDb: 6 1986 97 min 30 viewsThe wife of a British diplomat in Paris takes a chimpanzee as her lover.Comedy
7.2 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence May. 28, 1983Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence IMDb: 7.2 1983 124 min 25 viewsIsland of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. ...DramaHistoryWar
6.6 In the Realm of the Senses Sep. 15, 1976In the Realm of the Senses IMDb: 6.6 1976 105 min 18 viewsA passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.DramaRomance
7 Empire of Passion Sep. 06, 1978Empire of Passion IMDb: 7 1978 105 min 34 viewsA young man has an affair with an older woman. He is very jealous of her husband and decides that they should kill him. One night, after the ...DramaHorror
7.5 Boy Jul. 26, 1969Boy IMDb: 7.5 1969 98 min 22 viewsA family of four lives off of scams in which they pretend to be injured by automobiles. After suffering an injury during the war, the father ...CrimeDrama
7.5 Death by Hanging Feb. 02, 1968Death by Hanging IMDb: 7.5 1968 118 min 30 viewsA Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next.ComedyDrama
6.4 Three Resurrected Drunkards Mar. 30, 1968Three Resurrected Drunkards IMDb: 6.4 1968 80 min 23 viewsThree students spend their holidays at the seaside where they are mistaken for Koreans, a minority which is looked down on in Japan. The action ...ComedyDrama
6.7 Japanese Summer: Double Suicide Sep. 02, 1967Japanese Summer: Double Suicide IMDb: 6.7 1967 99 min 36 viewsA sex-obsessed young woman, a suicidal young man she meets on the street, a gun-crazy wannabe gangster—these are just three of the irrational, ...CrimeDrama
6.9 Pleasures of the Flesh Aug. 29, 1965Pleasures of the Flesh IMDb: 6.9 1965 104 min 35 viewsA corrupt businessman blackmails the lovelorn reprobate Atsushi into watching over his suitcase full of embezzled cash while he serves a jail ...ComedyDrama
6.8 The Catch Nov. 22, 1961The Catch IMDb: 6.8 1961 105 min 23 viewsTowards the end of the Second World War, a downed U.S. pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official ...DramaWar
6.9 The Sun’s Burial Aug. 09, 1960The Sun’s Burial IMDb: 6.9 1960 87 min 32 viewsIn Osaka’s slum, youths without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the buying and selling of identity ...Drama
7 Cruel Story of Youth Jun. 03, 1960Cruel Story of Youth IMDb: 7 1960 96 min 28 viewsA budding gangster enthralls a freeloading young woman, soon taking advantage of her knack for hitch-hiking to rob middle-class, middle-aged men.CrimeDramaRomance
6.8 Night and Fog in Japan Oct. 09, 1960Night and Fog in Japan IMDb: 6.8 1960 107 min 42 viewsUninvited guests crash a former student radical’s wedding and accuse him, his bride and other guests of ignoring their political commitments.Drama