Movies

Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love.

The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’...

A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense...

Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.

A lighthouse keeper and his family follow work from town to town, each time making new friends and receiving a visit from his troublesome father.

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki...

A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are...

1962 Japanese movie

Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.

A young man who is unable to tell his childhood friend how he feels makes a pledge with her to reveal all of their secrets during the upcoming...

A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Their modest dream is...

A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.

A newspaper reporter investigates the lives of juvenile delinquents.

A Japanese war widow recalls her love affair with her deceased husband.

A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. She returns to her family home while they rent out...

Following a young man through his childhood ambition to follow his father into the military to losing his life in combat in China.