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1. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A UN reporter broadcasts a report on the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own. (US Version)
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Tom Montgomery | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yû Fujiki, Michael Keith
Votes: 11,208 | Gross: $2.73M
2. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
97 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The advertising director of a pharmaceutical company seeks to boost the ratings of their sponsored TV program by capturing a legendary monster in a marketing scheme as Godzilla re-emerges. (Japanese Version)
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Norman Tokar | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Yû Fujiki, Kenji Sahara, Ichirô Arishima
Votes: 1,951
3. Chushingura (1962)
207 min | Action, Drama, History
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Chûsha Ichikawa, Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi
Votes: 2,237
4. The Unfettered Shogun (1978–2008)
Action, Adventure, Drama
Exposes wrong, evil, CORRUPT officials in Tokyo long ago... and the young shogun... sneaks out and walks the streets of Edo. Makes a public suggestion box for anyone to tell him about wrongs or things that need to be fixed.
Stars: Megumi Matsushita, Ken Matsudaira, Keiko Haruno, Megumi Morisaki
Votes: 34
5. The Rickshaw Man (1958)
103 min | Drama
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Hideko Takamine, Hiroshi Akutagawa, Chishû Ryû
Votes: 1,171
6. Samurai Pirate (1963)
96 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sukezaemon, a pirate, is shipwrecked in a strange corner of the world. With his companion, a wizard named Sennin, Sukezaemon becomes entangled in a plot by the evil premier to succeed the dying King Raksha.
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Tadao Nakamaru, Mie Hama, Kumi Mizuno
Votes: 307
7. Incident at Blood Pass (1970)
Not Rated | 117 min | Action, Drama
Sent on a secret mission, a ronin must discover who his friends are and who must die.
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yûjirô Ishihara, Ruriko Asaoka, Shintarô Katsu
Votes: 900
8. The Three Treasures (1959)
112 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A prince, framed for murder and starved for affection from his father, is sent on a quest.
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Akihiko Hirata, Kyôko Kagawa
Votes: 368
9. Kureji ogon sakusen (1967)
157 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of their most popular movies, featured scenes ... See full summary »
Directors: Takashi Tsuboshima, Yoshinori Wada | Stars: Hitoshi Ueki, Hajime Hana, Kei Tani, Mie Hama
Votes: 18
10. Aa bakudan (1964)
95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Filmed as a traditional Japanese play, a yakuza boss is released from prison, but finds his gang usurped by a shady politician. With the help of his former cell mate he decides to assassinate the politician with an explosive pen.
Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Yûnosuke Itô, Fubuki Koshiji, Ichirô Nakatani, Hideo Sunazuka
Votes: 168
11. Kiganjô no bôken (1966)
100 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king.
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Makoto Satô, Tadao Nakamaru
Votes: 118
12. Ironfinger (1965)
93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Japanese-Frenchman on vacation is caught up in a criminal conspiracy along with a female bomb expert and a bumbling Detective.
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, Ichirô Arishima, Jun Tatara
Votes: 175
13. Miyamoto Musashi (1973)
148 min | Action, Drama
A darker, deconstructionist depiction of the legendary samurai Musashi Miyamoto.
Director: Tai Katô | Stars: Jirô Tamiya, Keiko Matsuzaka, Mitsuko Baishô, Hideki Takahashi
Votes: 66
14. The Princess of Badger Palace (1958)
98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, History
Gender-bending period musical comedy, with Samirai Tanuchiyo (Misora) falling for palace maid (Yukimura), among other story complications.
Director: Kôzô Saeki | Stars: Hibari Misora, Izumi Yukimura, Shinji Yamada, Yumi Shirakawa
Votes: 7
15. Arupusu no wakadaishô (1966)
94 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Kengo Furusawa | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ichirô Arishima
Votes: 14
16. Come Marry Me (1966)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Masako is a humble waitress who's wooed after by playboy Tamotsu. However, her heart lies with the eccentric cabbie Noro.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Yôko Naitô, Keiko Sawai, Ichirô Arishima
Votes: 25
17. Sararîman Chûshingura (1960)
100 min | Comedy
Director: Toshio Sugie | Stars: Hisaya Morishige, Daisuke Katô, Keiju Kobayashi, Yôko Tsukasa
Votes: 25
18. Tôkyô no kyûjitsu (1958)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
May Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New York, she travels incognito with a tour group, in hopes of having a quiet vacation without being... See full summary »
Director: Kajirô Yamamoto | Stars: Shirley Yamaguchi, Akira Takarada, Hiroshi Koizumi, Keiju Kobayashi
Votes: 14
19. Unico: Black Cloud White Feather (1979 TV Movie)
26 min | Animation
Unico arrives in a desolate city covered by dark clouds from the local factory, where he befriends a sickly girl bedridden by the smog.
Director: Toshio Hirata | Stars: Hiroya Oka, Kyoko Iwata, Minori Matsushima, Junpei Takiguchi
Votes: 96
20. Danshun (1966)
93 min
Director: Noboru Nakamura | Stars: Mori Mitsuko, Shima Iwashita, Isao Yamagata, Kuniko Miyake
21. Kyûketsu-ga (1956)
89 min | Horror, Thriller
The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.
Director: Nobuo Nakagawa | Stars: Ryô Ikebe, Asami Kuji, Ichirô Arishima, Akio Kobori
Votes: 53
22. Shiosai (1975)
93 min | Drama, Romance
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about ... See full summary »
Director: Katsumi Nishikawa | Stars: Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Ichirô Arishima, Keiko Tsushima
Votes: 64
23. Dai Chûshingura (1971– )
60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The famous Japanese legend of the enforced suicide of Lord Asano and the epic attempt by his loyal forty-seven samurai to avenge their unjustly punished lord is the basis for this year-long drama.
Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Kozuki Noboru, Tetsuya Watari, Yôko Tsukasa
Votes: 16
24. Campus A-Go-Go (1965)
94 min | Drama, Music
Director: Katsumi Iwauchi | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi, Chôko Iida, Kunie Tanaka
Votes: 26
25. Hawai no wakadaishô (1963)
Comedy
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi, Kunie Tanaka, Ichirô Arishima
Votes: 9
26. Furesshuman wakadaishô (1969)
90 min | Drama
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Wakako Sakai, Kunie Tanaka, Keiko Cho
27. Daigaku no wakadaishô (1961)
94 min
Director: Toshio Sugie | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Ichirô Arishima, Chôko Iida, Machiko Naka
Votes: 19
28. You Can Succeed, Too (1964)
100 min | Comedy, Musical
The closest Japanese cinema ever came to the full-blown Broadway style musical, with singing and dancing on the streets of Tokyo, music by avant-garde composer and jazzman Toshiro Mayuzumi, and lyrics by renowned poet Shuntaro Tanikawa.
Director: Eizô Sugawa | Stars: Hiroshi Akitsu, Ichirô Arishima, Arihiro Fujimura, Bin Furuya
Votes: 61
29. Ôban (1957)
118 min
The story of the man named Ushinosukein who arrives at Tokyo Station in 1927. He was born in a poor area of Shikoku and at age 18 came across a beautiful girl named Kanako in his hometown. ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuki Chiba | Stars: Daisuke Katô, Chikage Awashima, Seizaburô Kawazu, Eijirô Yanagi
Votes: 16
30. Go! Go! Wakadaishô (1969)
89 min | Comedy
Upon graduation Yuichi gets job at a motorcar company, while Ishiyama becomes vice-president for a rival corporation and does a lot of ice-skating. Meanwhile, Eguchi marries Teruko.
Director: Katsumi Iwauchi | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Wakako Sakai, Chôko Iida, Ichirô Arishima
31. Zoku shachô sandaiki (1958)
95 min
Director: Shûe Matsubayashi | Stars: Hisaya Morishige, Asami Kuji, Daisuke Katô, Keiju Kobayashi
32. Judo Champion (1967)
106 min
Director: Kengo Furusawa | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi, Kunie Tanaka, Ichirô Arishima
33. Nihon ichi no wakadaishô (1962)
95 min | Comedy
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi, Kunie Tanaka, Ichirô Arishima
34. Yajikita dôchû sugoroku (1958)
119 min | Comedy
Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, presumably as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their wives for a little while. As they travel, they are ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuki Chiba | Stars: Keiju Kobayashi, Daisuke Katô, Nobuko Otowa, Mitsuko Kusabue
Votes: 21
35. Seito shokun! (1984)
101 min | Comedy
Director: Katsumi Nishikawa | Stars: Kyôko Koizumi, Kyôko Kishida, Kenji Haga, Yôsuke Natsuki
36. Zoku isoginchaku (1970)
79 min
Director: Reijiro Usuzaka | Stars: Mari Atsumi, Ichirô Arishima, Kunie Tanaka, Shin Morikawa
37. Seishun to wa nanda (1965–1966)
Stars: Yumi Shirakawa, Noriko Takahashi, Jun Tazaki, Chieko Nakakita
38. Doburoku no Tatsu (1962)
115 min | Adventure, Drama
Tatsu, an illiterate laborer, works on a back-breaking road-building project deep in the Hokkaido forests. The road crew is a hard-drinking bunch who find humor in brutality. Tatsu seems to... See full summary »
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Chikage Awashima, Junko Ikeuchi
Votes: 28
39. Dorodarake no junjô (1977)
96 min | Drama, Romance
Teenage cousins Masao and Tamiko fall in love when she comes to his riverside brewery house to take care of his sickly mother. Family objections ensue as Tamiko is older than Masao, and the two cannot marry in peace.
Director: Sôkichi Tomimoto | Stars: Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Kô Nishimura, Eiko Nagashima
Votes: 24
40. Karuma tengu: Kakubei jishi (1951)
91 min
Director: Tatsuo Ôsone | Stars: Kanjûrô Arashi, Hibari Misora, Isuzu Yamada, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata
41. Tôkyô yawa (1961)
109 min | Drama
Director: Shirô Toyoda | Stars: Hiroshi Akutagawa, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Chikage Awashima, Nobuko Otowa
42. Kigeki: Onna wa dokyô (1969)
Young factory worker Manabu (Kawarazaki) falls for pretty college girl Ai (Baisho). One day he gives her a book of poetry by Goethe. A few days later he finds his older brother with the ... See full summary »
Director: Azuma Morisaki | Stars: Mitsuko Baishô, Tokue Hanazawa, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Kiyoshi Atsumi
Votes: 26
43. Niji wo watatte (1972)
88 min
One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. ... See full summary »
Director: Yôichi Maeda | Stars: Mari Amachi, Ichirô Arishima, Osami Nabe, Shirô Kishibe
Votes: 6
44. Rio no wakadaishô (1968)
104 min | Comedy
Director: Katsumi Iwauchi | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi, Kunie Tanaka, Ichirô Arishima
45. Bravo, Young Guy (1970)
89 min
Director: Katsumi Iwauchi | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Wakako Sakai, Kunie Tanaka, Ichirô Arishima
46. Honoo no mai (1978)
96 min | Drama, Romance
Takuji spies a house on the hill while wandering on the beach. He is invited in and treated as an honoured guest, especially by the lovely young Kiyono. They soon marry, but as the year is ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshisuke Kawasaki | Stars: Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Toshio Hosokawa, Michiyo Kogure
Votes: 19
47. Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki (1984)
117 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Seven raccoons with supernatural powers sneak into a freight train, disguise themselves as humans, and head to Tokyo with the intention to create a band. They become superstars "Checkers" but their true identity will be revealed very soon.
Director: Tôru Kawashima | Stars: Fumiya Fujii, Yoshihiko Takamoku, Yuji Odoi, Ichirô Arishima
Votes: 12
48. Ore no sora da ze! Wakadaishô (1970)
87 min | Comedy
Director: Tsugunobu Kotani | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Wakako Sakai, Kunie Tanaka, Ichirô Arishima
49. Nyu jirando no wakadaishô (1969)
86 min | Drama
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Wakako Sakai, Kunie Tanaka, Tatsuyoshi Ehara
50. Ojosan shacho (1953)
93 min | Music
Director: Yûzô Kawashima | Stars: Ichirô Arishima, Takiko Egawa, Kodayû Ichikawa, Kokinji Katsura
Votes: 9