Cast: Tomoo Nagai

Direction Masaki Kobayashi

Cast Fumio Watanabe · Ineko Arima · Tatsuya Nakadai · Asao Sano

Direction Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast Kinuyo Tanaka · Sô Yamamura · Sugisaku Aoyama · Kyoko Asagiri

Synopsis The Love of Sumako the Actress (1947) follows the story of Shimamura, a pioneering stage director who is dedicated to introducing Western theater to Japan. His life takes a dramatic turn when he becomes deeply infatuated with the bold and...

Direction Akinori Matsuo

Cast Yujiro Ishihara · Wa Yan · Izumi Ashikawa · Hideaki Nitani

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Mikijiro Hira · Kiwako Taichi · Yousuke Kondou · Yuki Mizuhara

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Mari Atsumi · Yusuke Kawazu · Akemi Negishi · Kô Nishimura

Synopsis Play It Cool (1970) follows the story of Yumi, a 19-year-old student at a dress-making academy. Raised by her mother, who works at a bar, Yumi's life takes a dramatic turn when she is assaulted by one of her mother's...

Direction Keisuke Kinoshita

Cast Tsutomu Matsukawa · Yusuke Kawazu · Shinichiro Mikami · Kei Yamamoto

Synopsis Sing, Young People (1963) follows the journey of four inseparable friends as they navigate the challenges and opportunities of college life. Each friend takes a unique path, with one receiving an unexpected invitation to become a television sensation. As their...

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Jiro Tamiya · Ichirô Nakatani · Mayumi Ogawa · Gaku Yamamoto

Direction Seijun Suzuki

Cast Hiroyuki Nagato · Yûji Odaka · Sanae Nakahara · Mayumi Shimizu

Synopsis Clandestine Zero Line (1960) follows the journey of two journalists with contrasting ethical views as they probe into a drug trafficking network. Their investigation leads them to explore the depths of the criminal underworld, uncovering more than they initially bargained...

Direction Noboru Nakamura

Cast Seiya Nakano · Yoshitarô Asawaka · Yuriko Abe · Katsutoshi Atarashi

Synopsis Love Stopped the Runaway Train (1973) follows the extraordinary journey of a man who defies societal norms and personal boundaries to pursue love. Set against the backdrop of late 19th-century Japan, this film weaves a narrative of courage and devotion....

Direction Motomu Ida

Cast Yûji Odaka · Mihoko Inagaki · Tomo'o Nagai · Kaku Takashina

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Hiroshi Kawaguchi · Kaneko Iwasaki · Kyôko Enami · Tomoo Nagai

Direction Miyoji Ieki

Cast Rentarô Mikuni · Kinuyo Tanaka · Choko Iida · Tomoo Nagai

Synopsis Stepbrothers (1957) follows the story of two young boys who are half-brothers, living under the same roof but with vastly different circumstances. The sons of a maid and an army officer, the boys are kept in the shadows, their true...

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Hiroshi Kawaguchi · Hitomi Nozoe · Kyôko Kishida · Eiji Funakoshi

Synopsis A Daring Man (1958) follows the story of a youthful criminal with a lengthy record of misdeeds, who is once again convicted for a serious offense. After serving his time behind bars, he is released a year later, only to...

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Rentarô Mikuni · Yûnosuke Itô · Sonny Chiba · Shinjiro Ebara

Synopsis Tale of Japanese Burglars (1965) follows the dual life of Hayashida Gisuke, who operates as an unlicensed dentist during the day and engages in burglary under the cover of night. One fateful evening, while in the midst of a heist,...

Direction Tadashi Imai

Cast Komaki Kurihara · Misako Watanabe · Toyoto Fukuda · Kiyoto Harada

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Rentarô Mikuni · Jûkichi Uno · Takashi Kanda