Seven Samurai (1954)
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him
Ikiru (1952)
A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer
Godzilla (1954)
After a dinosaur like beast awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
An American reporter visiting Tokyo becomes a witness to the citys destruction by a dinosaur like beast awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing
Rashomon (1950)
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurais ghost and a woodcutter
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Scout pilots for a fishing company are startled to discover a second Godzilla, whose battle with rival monster Anguirus threatens to destroy Osaka
Stray Dog (1949)
During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective tries to track down his stolen Colt pistol
Rashomon (1950)
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurais ghost and a woodcutter
Drunken Angel (1948)
A drunken doctor with a hot temper and a violence prone gangster with tuberculosis form a quicksilver bond
Attack Squadron! (1963)
Lt Col Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain momentum in the war is for the air force to gather its most brilliant pilots int
I Live in Fear (1955)
An aging Japanese industrialist becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family
Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Runinmasaki no ketto (1969)
After causing problems, Ken Takahara is transferred from Abashiri to the honor factory at Tanigawa Prison When the local yakuza gang is hired to destroy the factory, Takahara has to take violent action to save it
The Life of a Horsetrader (1951)
This early gem starring the great Mifune Toshiro tells the tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka The Shark, a rough and tumble horse trader in Japans rugged northernmost territory of Hokkaddo always ready to drink, fight, gamble and
The Quiet Duel (1949)
A surgeon gets syphilis from a patient when he cuts himself during an operation The doctors life is destroyed, but unlike the patient, he doesnt destroy others along with him