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- DirectorMansaku ItamiStarsChiezô KataokaShôsaku SugiyamaSôjin KamiyamaAkanishi Kakita moved from the countryside to a big city. Although he comes from the samurai class, he now lives in poverty among the common people in times of rebellion, but the failed Kakita is not skilled in martial arts.
- DirectorKon IchikawaStarsRaizô IchikawaShiho FujimuraHiroyuki NagatoA young man struggles to come to terms with his true identity in a remote caste-based village in early 20th century Japan.
- DirectorToshiya FujitaStarsMasasuke HiroseTakenori MuranoNaoto NakazawaOne summer morning, Kiyoshi (Shosuke Hirose) is racing on his bike down the beach. While there, a girl with her clothes torn up is thrown out from a green convertible. This is how he and Sanae (Teresa Noda) first meet. A little while later Sanae's sister comes to pay Kiyoshi a visit, falsely claiming that he participated in her sister's rape. When she shoves him into a car with intentions to hand him over to the police, Kiyoshi finally snaps.
- DirectorKon IchikawaStarsFujiko YamamotoMariko MiyagiTamao NakamuraA man has a wife and nine girlfriends, all ten of whom are fed up with his shameless polygamy and plot to kill him. However, this is easier said than done.
- DirectorKon IchikawaStarsIsao BitôTadao FutamiKen'ichi HagiwaraFollows the fluctuating fortunes of three wanderers who travel through feudal Japan selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls.
- DirectorYûzô KawashimaStarsAyako WakaoYûnosuke ItôHisano YamaokaA greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.
- DirectorKichitarô NegishiStarsYûji HonmaYuki NinagawaEiko NagashimaA working class young man, Tetsuo, who distrusts all rich people, falls in love with a girl, Chika, from an affluent family. He has a difficult time, but love survives despite the problems.
- DirectorYasuo FuruhataStarsKen TakakuraChieko BaishôAyumi IshidaConstantly put to the test and faced with tragedy wherever he turns, can a man finally find solace and a modicum of love or rest with what is left of his hometown, his family, love or himself?
- DirectorKôsaku YamashitaStarsKôji TsurutaTomisaburô WakayamaHiroshi NawaTokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer and suggests they choose Matsuda, who is in prison.
- DirectorNobuhiko ÔbayashiStarsRyô AmamiyaAiko AsanoTadanobu AsanoIt is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara Yasufumi Hayashi) hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures, and is mesmerized by their unique sound. With three friends, he forms a band called "The Rocking Horsemen." A warm and comic glimpse into high-school and small-town life in Japan in the 60's.
- DirectorKiriô UrayamaStarsSayuri YoshinagaMitsuo HamadaEijirô TônoSet in Kawaguchi, just north of Tokyo in the early 60s, the movie chronicles the lives of poor foundry workers and their families; and one girl's dreams of self-improvement through going on to higher education.
- DirectorKazuo KurokiStarsJun EtôHaruko MabuchiHajime HanaA young Japanese man comes to the realization that he must leave his village if he is to ever have a chance at a full life.
- DirectorShirô MoritaniStarsShôgo ShimadaKen TakakuraHideji ÔtakiTwo infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army tackled Mount Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
- DirectorHiroshi InagakiStarsTsumasaburô BandôKeiko SonoiYasushi NagataMatsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy, Toshio, and is hired by the boy's parents.
- DirectorYasuzô MasumuraStarsMieko HaradaNatsuko KaharaMeiko KajiThe story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and deceptiveness of the outside world, when her grandmother dies.
- DirectorShirô MoritaniStarsYûsuke OkadaKazuyo MoriMasasuke Hirose
- DirectorSusumu HaniStarsTakuji HatanoAya KunikidaSumei ShauTwo college buddies try to understand a young woman's suicide through her Super-8 films and clips from their summer trips together.
- DirectorToshiya FujitaStarsYoshio HaradaKaori MomoiMasaaki DaimonThe story of three friends who don't know what to do with their lives.
- DirectorDaisuke ItôStarsDenjirô ÔkôchiHideo NakamuraKichiji NakamuraTrilogy about the travels of the kindly bakuto Kunisada Chuji. Film depicts Chuji's attempt to save the geisha Oshina, a rebellion against the rigid social structure of Edo Japan. Part 3. "The Chuji Patrol"
- DirectorShinji SômaiStarsTatsuya FujiMichiko KawaiMasatoshi NagaseThree high-school students tangle with the Yakuza and the police as they set out in search of the class bully, who has been kidnapped.
- DirectorKiyoshi NishimuraStarsToshio KurosawaNoriko TakahashiShin KishidaTHIS FILM PACKS CONSIDERABLY MORE WALLOP.
- DirectorYûzô KawashimaStarsFurankî SakaiKeiko AwajiChitose KobayashiA drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.
- DirectorUmetsugu InoueStarsYûjirô IshiharaRentarô MikuniYumeji TsukiokaIn this murder mystery musical, trouble comes in pairs on a cargo ship, when two brawlers come aboard and two female stowaways are subsequently discovered.
- DirectorDaisuke ItôStarsSugisaku AoyamaMinosuke BandôSaburô Gôda
- DirectorShûe MatsubayashiStarsSusumu FujitaHiroshi HasegawaAkihiko HirataA lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.
- DirectorYoshimitsu MoritaStarsKumiko AkiyoshiKatsunobu ItoIsao BitôIn a film about Rakugo, which is a traditional Japanese sit-down comedy, a man living in Tokyo is a young comic practitioner starting out. On his birthday he visits a Soapland (sexually themed bath house) for the first time. He meets 'Elizabeth' who is uninterested in Rakugo. She does like his personality, however, and they begin seeing each other and grow closer. The man visits a girls' school for work and falls in love. He discusses his emotions with Elizabeth whom he also likes. Then he meets his schoolgirl's parents and showcases his art.
- DirectorBanmei TakahashiStarsYoshiko OshimiKazuhiro YamajiShirô ShimomotoA pinku film depicting a love triangle among a woman and two yakuza gangsters. These two friends share a life of crime, so they end up sharing the woman, as well. The three of them come up with a plan - she will have sex with married men and they will take photos for blackmail. However, when they cross paths with the gangster who dominates the town, things will get really bad for the trio.