Mantarō Ushio Movies

Inspired by the "Shimoyama Incident," which caused a great stir in society in 1949, the year before its release, this masterpiece suspense film...

The innocent devotion of a woman eagerly awaiting her lover’s return from the war touches people’s hearts.

A prostitute? A poisonous woman? A virgin widow writhing in agony night after night, tormented by her first misstep.

The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, despite being a father and...

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city.

While a music festival was in an uproar over the theft of a prized instrument, a massive music event organized by a gang of orphaned punks was held...

A 1954 film.

A 1937 Japanese language film directed by Tomu Uchida, starring Ryo Akaboshi, Mitsuru Date and Hisao Furutani.

A counterintelligence film about an American spy who conspires to spread infectious bacteria inside a Japanese factory.

During the 20s in Japan, a romantic student at Tokyo's Waseda University is filled with noble sentiments absorbed from literature but his naive...

Kanji is a poor peasant widower who struggles to earn a living for his daughter and himself and to pay off his father-in-law's debts.

Comedy drama film

Yamazaki Ryotaro is an Olympics' athlete and an asset. He accepts two jobs and responsibilities that are thrust upon him. One involves a a painting...

1946 Japanese movie.

A ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a vengeful spirit. This film marked the turning point in...

A hospital melodrama where the conflict between love and friendship rules the faith of the protagonists.