Movie List for "japanese 2"

In the War’s closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk. Year 1956.

Detectives investigate the murder of an old man found in a Tokyo rail yard. Year 1974.

Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate. Year 1965.

A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into ‘The Human Vapour’. He uses his new ability to rob banks to fund the career of his girlfriend, a beautiful dancer. The Human Vapour is ruthles Year 1960.

After his father is not rewarded for his military achievements, Taira Kiyomori rebels against the court and the monks who rule the country. He also falls in love with Tokiko and discovers unsettling revelations about his parentage. Year 1955.

After a number of stressful affairs, a court lady becomes a nun in order to pursue a life without desire. Year 1974.

A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. Contradictory evidence and the lack of clues soon render the case as virtually unsolvable, as the detective grows more and more frustrated. Year 1968.

Filmed in New York, story of naive young woman from Hong Kong who goes to New York to study. Street-wise cabbie cousin takes care of her in the big city Year 1987.

The head of a Japanese theatre troupe returns to a small coastal town where he left a son who thinks he is his uncle, and tries to make up for the lost time, but his current mistress grows jealous. Year 1959.

Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely. Year 1966.

A young hoodlum decides to work for a criminal organization that is tearing itself apart. Year 1961.

Spending their summer on an exotic beach, two brothers fall for the same beautiful girl, whose charm and looks may hide more than they they bargained for. Year 1956.

The mother of a feudal lord’s only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back. Year 1967.

A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they’ve done. Year 1997.

After being robbed by a geisha, a ronin warrior carves a bloody path to seek revenge. Year 1971.

When a leprous winery owner in 1930s China dies a few days after his arranged marriage, his young widow is forced to run the winery to make a living while contending with bandits, her drunkard lover, and the invading Japanese army. Year 1988.