キネマ旬報 - 100 Best Japanese Films of the 20th Century

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.

A tragic social drama set in post war Japan about a lonely woman trying to find purpose and stability in a devastated Tokyo.

Three thieves escape from a heist, one of them killing the other two. He is sheltered by a prostitute and sought after by the police, but only after ten years his true motivation unravels.

An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.

In the last days of the Shogunate, a resourceful grifter seeks to outwit competing prostitutes, rebellious samurai and other inhabitants of a brothel in order to survive the hardened times.

The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.

A housewife living under her tyrannical husband has her life stressfully turned upside down after getting raped by a burglar.

During the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses.

Schoolteacher Hisako Oishi forms an emotional bond with her pupils and teaches them various virtues, while at the same time worrying about their future.

A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.

A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.

Follows a woman's fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of society.

Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers learn about Kitani's past and reasons behind his prison sentence.

When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.

A high school science teacher builds an atomic bomb and uses it to extort the nation, but cannot decide what he wants. Meanwhile, a determined cop is catching up to him, as is radiation poisoning.

When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.

In post-War Japan, a boy from a noodle store-owning family befriends a neighboring boy living in poverty.

The lives of two slum neighbors, one of a happy-go-lucky gambler and the other of a poor ronin, converge when the two get involved with the affairs of a powerful samurai official and his gangsters.

Matsugoro 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.

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

A lowly obsequious member of a movie star's entourage agrees to marry his boss's pregnant mistress so he can continue his feckless lifestyle. He then takes up dangerous work as a stunt man to support his new family. Duty and loyalty turn into something deeper.

A young boy reluctantly aids his swindling father in a threatening scam.

Story of everyday life and romance of a taxi driver who is a Korean resident in Japan.

A family chooses a match for their daughter Noriko, but she, surprisingly, has her own plans.

Chronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the run.