Stray Dog

Stray Dog 1949

7.50

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

1949

The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu 1952

7.77

In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

1952

Jigoku

Jigoku 1960

6.40

A group of sinners involved in interconnected tales of murder, revenge, deceit and adultery all meet at the Gates of Hell.

1960

Elegy of a Geisha

Elegy of a Geisha 1959

1

1959 Shintoho adaptation of Kyoka Izumi's novel "A Woman's Pedigree".

1959

Attack from Space

Attack from Space 1965

4.78

The superhero Starman is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect Earth from belligerent aliens from the Sapphire Galaxy. The Sapphireans (or "Spherions") kidnap Dr. Yamanaka and force him to use his spaceship against the Earth.

1965

Black Cat Mansion

Black Cat Mansion 1958

6.80

The descendant of the servant of a cruel and vicious samurai returns to the town where she was born, only to find that a cat who is possessed by the spirits of those murdered by the samurai is trying to kill her.

1958

Tokyo Booty Nights

Tokyo Booty Nights 2004

3.50

Yuji and Akiko are newlyweds. Yuji dreams of being a movie star. He lands the lead role in a Pink Eiga soft-core sex film. The director requires him to have sex with the actress. Akiko goes to her high school reunion and is raped by a drunken guy, and then hooks up with her ex-high school love. A dark and comedic look at contemporary relationships and the pitfalls of married life. The story was written by Locarno International Film Festival, Golden Leopard Prize Winner, Masahiro Kobayashi. (Pink Eiga)

2004

The Tale of Jiro

The Tale of Jiro 1955

5.00

Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death of his mother.

1955

Life of Geisha

Life of Geisha 1955

1

The tragedy of the geiko girl Ume and the men who try to pursue her.

1955

The Ghost of Yotsuya

The Ghost of Yotsuya 1959

6.63

This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power.

1959

Nymphomaniac Carnival

Nymphomaniac Carnival 1996

5.00

A sensual drama that carefully examines the crossroads faced by an elderly man who has had a spectacular career with women. Director Yutaka Ikejima, who also plays the lead role, skillfully portrays the sadness of a popular man's old age while performing various erotic scenes himself, and this is a good film that won the Top 10 Pink Award. Ezaki (Yutaka Ikeshima) was asked to divorce his wife Kumi (Satomi Shinozaki) on the day he retired due to cheating, and his partner introduces him to his friend Kaori (Yuna Kawamura), but her mother... ・Etsuko (Ayumi Taguchi) and her younger sister Yayoi (Kyoko Hashimoto) are former mistresses, and when they reunite, they develop a strange friendship.

1996

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal 1959

1

In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her forces push forward to the borders of India. But gradually the tide turns in favour of the Allies and after the atom bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is compelled to accept the Potsdam Declaration and by the order of the Emperor agrees to unconditional surrender. Under the supervision of the occupation forces the International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo to try the Japanese war leaders. Established in the cause of justice, and to prevent future aggressive wars the trials drag on for two and a half years. And on December 23, 1948, General Tojo and six other war leaders mount the thirteen steps to the gallows at Tokyo's Sugamo prison.

1959

Hitomi Kurosawa: Clumsy love story

Hitomi Kurosawa: Clumsy love story 1987

3.00

A sensual drama that carefully depicts the conflicts of a hotel lady, set in an office whose names are all fruits. Hitomi Kurosawa, who is known for her voluptuous proportions, delicately portrays the complex feelings of a prostitute who has no illusions about her love life. Melon (Hitomi Kurosawa), who lies to her hometown girlfriend's parents that she works as an office lady and works as a hotel lady in Tokyo, is proposed to by her regular customer Kageda (Yutaka Ikejima). Melon has arranged a date with Kageda on Christmas, which is also her birthday, and asks her to give him sunflowers, which are out of season.

1987

Mother

Mother 1952

6.81

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

1952

The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters 1950

6.90

Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

1950