Cast: Joji Oka

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Yoshiko Okada · Shinyo Nara · Yukiko Tsukuba · Toshiko Kojima

Direction Yasujirō Ozu

Cast Kinuyo Tanaka · Joji Oka · Sumiko Mizukubo · Koji Mitsui

Direction Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast Takako Irie · Joji Oka · Kôju Murata · Eiji Nakano

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Joji Oka · Takako Irie · Ranko Hanai · Heihachiro Okawa

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Kanjuro Arashi · Shôji Nakayama · Joji Oka · Minoru Takada

Direction Hiroyuki Yamamoto

Cast Susumu Fujita · Joji Oka · Chikako Miyagi

Synopsis Satsujinki: Kumo-otoko (1958) centers around a chilling tale of a man with spider-like characteristics who preys on young women. He abducts them and subjects them to horrific torture in the confines of his basement. The film delves into the dark...

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Yuriko Hanabusa · Setsuko Hara · Takako Irie · Tomoko Ito

Synopsis Mother's Song, Part II (1937) is a cinematic adaptation of Olive Higgins Prouty's novel "Stella Dallas," originally presented in two segments, each approximately 79 and 70 minutes long. These segments were later merged into a single 91-minute feature and re-released...

Direction Hiroshi Shimizu

Cast Yukichi Iwata · Yoshiko Okada · Hideko Takamine · Joji Oka

Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cast Kazuo Hasegawa · Juzaburo Bando · Utaemon Ichikawa · Sojin

Direction Tomiyasu Ikeda

Cast Kaichi Yamamoto · Yutaka Mimasu · Joji Oka · Kiyoshi Sawada

Synopsis Junkyo kesshi nihon nijuroku seijin (1931) portrays the harrowing tale of Jesuit missionaries in 17th-century Japan who face severe persecution from the ruling shogunate for their efforts to propagate Christianity. The film delves into the struggles and sacrifices of these...

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Ureo Egawa · Reiko Hoshi · Isamu Kosugi · Kiyo Kuroda

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Minoru Takada · Isuzu Yamada · Joji Oka · Akira Kishii

Direction Hiroshi Shimizu

Cast Hiroko Kawasaki · Ureo Egawa · Jun Arai · Hiroko Izumi

Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cast Shinobu Araki · Kotaro Bando · Kazuo Hasegawa · Sumiko Hidaka

Synopsis Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952) is a cinematic masterpiece from 1952, helmed by the renowned Japanese director Teinosuke Kinugasa. This film was showcased at the prestigious 1953 Cannes Film Festival. It serves as a companion piece to Kinugasa's more...

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Joji Oka · Yataro Kurokawa · Sadao Maruyama

Direction Tamizo Ishida

Cast Joji Oka · Misako Shimizu · Torazo Hirosawa · Ranko Hanai

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Setsuko Hara · Joji Oka · Takako Irie · Yuriko Hanabusa

Synopsis Mother's Song, Part I (1937) is a poignant film adaptation of Olive Higgins Prouty's novel "Stella Dallas," originally released in two segments. The first part, spanning 79 minutes, and the second, 70 minutes, were later combined into a single 91-minute...

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Akira Tachibana · Ranko Satomi · Fusako Fujima · Fumio Hara

Direction Yasujirō Ozu

Cast Yoshiko Okada · Joji Oka · Shinyo Nara · Hiroko Kawasaki

Synopsis Until the Day We Meet Again (1932) explores a fleeting yet intense romantic connection that blossoms between a young soldier and a woman with a troubled past, all within the span of a single evening. Their encounter, set against the...

Direction Kinnosuke Fukada · Ryo Hagiwara

Cast Chiyonosuke Azuma · Sentarô Fushimi · Ryunosuke Tsukigata · Shinobu Chihara