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1. Yôkihi (1955)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 8th-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 they may consolidate their influence over the ... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Sô Yamamura, Eitarô Shindô
Votes: 2,062
2. A Hen in the Wind (1948)
84 min | Drama
A man returns from World War II to find his desperate wife had resorted to one night of prostitution to pay for their son's hospital bills.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Shûji Sano, Chieko Murata, Chishû Ryû
Votes: 1,818
3. Lightning (1952)
87 min | Drama
Poor, pathetic mother Ose has four children, three daughters and a son, by four different men.
Director: Mikio Naruse | Stars: Hideko Takamine, Mitsuko Miura, Kyôko Kagawa, Chieko Murata
Votes: 818
4. Black Snow (1965)
Unrated | 89 min | Crime, Drama
Black Snow tells the tale of a disturbed young man who, after spying on his mother with a black serviceman, finds himself unable to attain sexual arousal unless fondling a loaded gun. Later... See full summary »
Director: Tetsuji Takechi | Stars: Kotobuki Hananomoto, Chitose Kurenai, Chieko Murata, Keiko Mizumachi
Votes: 151
5. Women Are Born Twice (1961)
99 min | Drama
Koen is a geisha who has intimate relationships with several men at once. One of them, the mature Tsutsui, proposes to set a step to a change of exclusivity.
Director: Yûzô Kawashima | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Sô Yamamura, Jun Fujimaki, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 190
6. Killer Whale (1962)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy
A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it. A Japanese variation of the "Moby Dick" story.
Director: Tokuzô Tanaka | Stars: Kyôko Enami, Shiho Fujimura, Kôji Fujiyama, Chikara Hashimoto
Votes: 130
7. Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
A wealthy old man, Utsugi has recently suffered a stroke which has paralyzed his right hand and significantly reduced his quality of life. He currently operates a large household with a ... See full summary »
Director: Keigo Kimura | Stars: Sô Yamamura, Ayako Wakao, Keizô Kawasaki, Chieko Higashiyama
Votes: 93
8. A Woman's Testament (1960)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Three stories about modern women. The first works in a nightclub and plans to marry the boss. The second is used by a real estate agent as a lure for customers. The third is a retired geisha who waits to be reunited with her jailed lover.
Directors: Kon Ichikawa, Yasuzô Masumura, Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Sachiko Hidari, Junko Kanô
Votes: 153
9. Yotsuya kaidan (1959)
84 min | Horror
Kenji MISUMI's YOTSUYA KWAIDAN is presumed to be the first colored film version of the famous play. Deviating heavily from the original source, Fuji YAHIRO depicts cold blooded protagonist ... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Yasuko Nakada, Yôko Uraji, Mieko Kondô
Votes: 83
10. Danryû (1957)
94 min | Drama, Romance
A young doctor running a small hospital has to choose between two women: a dedicated nurse or a wealthy girl who has been spoiled.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Jun Negami, Sachiko Hidari, Hitomi Nozoe, Eiji Funakoshi
Votes: 96
11. Anjô-ke no butôkai (1947)
89 min | Drama
After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The ... See full summary »
Director: Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Setsuko Hara, Yumeko Aizome, Osamu Takizawa, Masayuki Mori
Votes: 442
12. Clothes of Deception (1951)
103 min | Drama
The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.
Director: Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Yasuko Fujita, Keiju Kobayashi, Emiko Yanagi
Votes: 98
13. Earth (1939)
142 min | Drama
The setting is that of a farming family in Ibaraki from where also the originating writers hailed. The film depicts the events of a year during the Meiji era and occurrences and actualities... See full summary »
Director: Tomu Uchida | Stars: Isamu Kosugi, Akiko Kazami, Donguriboya, Kaichi Yamamoto
Votes: 102
14. The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall (1958)
88 min | Horror
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Chieko Murata, Mieko Kondô, Akio Kobori
Votes: 20
15. Miyamoto Musashi II: Duel at Hannya Hill (1962)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation... See full summary »
Director: Tomu Uchida | Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Wakaba Irie, Isao Kimura, Chieko Naniwa
Votes: 203
16. The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing (1954)
82 min | Horror
Director: Bin Katô | Stars: Michiyo Ai, Kôtarô Bandô, Takako Irie, Ryôsuke Kagawa
Votes: 43
17. Onna no kunshô (1961)
110 min | Drama
Director: Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Jirô Tamiya, Ayako Wakao, Masayuki Mori
Votes: 27
18. The Big Wave (1961)
73 min | Drama
Yukio, a farm boy, and Toru, a fisherboy, live in a small Japanese village that is periodically threatened by a volcano on one side and tidal waves on the other. Yukio's younger sister ... See full summary »
Director: Tad Danielewski | Stars: Sessue Hayakawa, Jûzô Itami, Mickey Curtis, Kôji Shitara
Votes: 16
19. Tokyo Megure Keishi (1978)
54 min | Mystery
The Japanese adaptations of Georges Simenon's Maigret novels relocating the plots to 1978 Tokyo.
Stars: Kin'ya Aikawa, Nobuo Kaneko, Atsuo Nakamura, Fujio Tokita
20. A Flower Blooms (1948)
85 min
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Hideko Takamine, Ken Uehara, Susumu Fujita, Mitsuko Yoshikawa
21. Kuroi jukai (1960)
90 min | Mystery
Sachiko's beloved sister Nobuko was supposed to go to Tohoku when she died in a car accident in Hamamatsu. Sachiko begins to trace her sister's friends in order to unravel the mystery of her death.
Director: Haruo Harada | Stars: Junko Kanô, Reiko Mizuki, Jun Fujimaki, Jun Negami
22. Devil's Flute (1979)
136 min | Mystery
Famous detective Kindaichi investigates a series of mysterious murders revolving around a wealthy family.
Director: Kôsei Saitô | Stars: Toshiyuki Nishida, Isao Natsuyagi, Haruko Wanibuchi, Tomoko Saitô
Votes: 56
23. Bara ikutabika (1955)
135 min | Drama
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Eiji Funakoshi, Kazuko Fushimi, Kazuo Hasegawa, Narutoshi Hayashi
Votes: 10
24. Hachigatsu umare no Onna (1963)
89 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Shigeo Tanaka | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Chieko Murata, Ken Utsui, Yoshirô Kitahara
25. Urusai imôtotachi (1961)
98 min | Drama
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Miki Nakasone, Kaneko Iwasaki, Kyôko Enami
Votes: 15
26. Kokoro no nichigetsu (1954)
91 min
Director: Keigo Kimura | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Kenji Sugawara, Miyuki Tateyama, Eiji Funakoshi
27. Downtown (1957)
57 min | Drama
A young woman whose husband has died in the war loses her will to live, sinking deeper and deeper into depression and isolation. A gentle workman falls in love with her and helps her to find new life.
Director: Yasuki Chiba | Stars: Isuzu Yamada, Toshirô Mifune, Haruo Tanaka, Jun Tatara
Votes: 28
28. Haha no omokage (1959)
89 min
Director: Hiroshi Shimizu | Stars: Jun Negami, Michihiro Môri, Chikage Awashima, Sachiyo Yasumoto
Votes: 15
29. Sasameyuki (1959)
105 min | Drama
Director: Kôji Shima | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Fujiko Yamamoto, Junko Kanô, Eiji Funakoshi
Votes: 10
30. Messenger from the Moon (1954)
94 min | Drama
Director: Shigeo Tanaka | Stars: Eiji Funakoshi, Tatsuo Hanabu, Reiko Hibiki, Chikako Hosokawa
31. Bibô ni tsumi ari (1959)
87 min | Drama, Romance
In a rural neighborhood of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Fujiko Yamamoto, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe
Votes: 30
32. Jinsei gekijô (1936)
118 min | Drama
During the 20s in Japan, a romantic student at Tokyo's Waseda University is filled with noble sentiments absorbed from literature but his naive illusions will be shattered by the ruthless realities of money and power.
Director: Tomu Uchida | Stars: Yôko Benisawa, Hisao Furuya, Hajime Hikari, Hikaru Hoshi
Votes: 7
33. Ikari no umi (1944)
88 min | Action, War
It is 1921 and a town has a newspaper which prints urgent bulletins as required. The Washington-based CITES treaty, in which Japan participates, puts a limit on the number of warships any ... See full summary »
Director: Tadashi Imai | Stars: Denjirô Ôkôchi, Setsuko Hara, Seizaburô Kawazu, Hisako Yamane
Votes: 10
34. Midori no chiheisen zenpen (1935)
120 min | Drama
Director: Yutaka Abe | Stars: Yôko Benisawa, Setsuko Hara, Reiko Hoshi, Ichirô Izawa
35. Eriko (1962)
81 min | Drama, Musical
Director: Keigo Kimura | Stars: Michiyo Ai, Mitsuyo Aoi, Atsuko Bandai, Eiji Funakoshi
36. Kurohyô (1953)
86 min
Director: Shigeo Tanaka | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Aiko Mimasu, Kinzô Shin, Kenji Sugawara
37. Nagasugita haru (1957)
99 min
Director: Shigeo Tanaka | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Eiji Funakoshi, Yûzô Hayakawa
38. Yaneura no onna tachi (1956)
87 min
Director: Keigo Kimura | Stars: Yasuko Kawakami, Yûko Mochizuki, Keiko Fujita, Yûko Yashio
39. Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane (1960)
90 min | Horror
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Ganjirô Nakamura, Yasuko Nakada, Yôko Uraji, Yatarô Kitagami
Votes: 30
40. Apâto kôkyôkyoku (1938)
Director: Eijirô Kiyose | Stars: Ureo Egawa, Ichirô Izawa, Tayo Kaneko, Tsunehiko Kasahara
41. Jinsei tenki yohô (1935)
Director: Eijirô Kiyose | Stars: Hikaru Hoshi, Isamu Kosugi, Kiyo Kuroda, Kumiko Mayama
42. Kimi o aisu (1956)
88 min
Director: Shigeo Tanaka | Stars: Fujiko Yamamoto, Yasuko Kawakami, Aiko Mimasu, Bontarô Miake
43. Etchan no namida (1937)
Director: Masamitsu Igayama | Stars: Satoko Chikamatsu, Etchan, Shirô Izome, Chieko Murata
44. Etchan (1937)
Director: Fumindo Kurata | Stars: Ureo Egawa, Etchan, Michiko Hoshi, Kazuo Ikehiro
45. Hadaka no machi (1937)
121 min
A man is cheated and rejected by the world.
Director: Tomu Uchida | Stars: Ryô Akaboshi, Mitsuru Date, Hisao Furutani, Haehiko Fuyuki
46. Dai-kongô no fu (1938)
Director: Ryuichi Mizugae | Stars: Seung-Hee Choi, Ureo Egawa, Tsunehiko Kasahara, Kenji Kono
47. Sparks (1956)
101 min | Action, Crime
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Eiji Funakoshi, Mitsuko Han'ya, Tatsuo Hanabu, Reiko Hibiki
48. Etchan no sen'ninbari (1937)
Director: Fumindo Kurata | Stars: Etchan, Chieko Murata, Kôji Shima
49. Midori no chiheisen kohen (1935)
90 min | Drama
Director: Yutaka Abe | Stars: Yôko Benisawa, Setsuko Hara, Reiko Hoshi, Ichirô Izawa
50. Ai no ikka (1941)
61 min | Drama
Director: Masahisa Sunohara | Stars: Chieko Aritake, Emiko Aritake, Akiko Kazami, Yoshio Kikuchi