Edo Porn (1981)
The famous woodblock artist Hokusai 1760 1849, a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin
The Perfect Education (1999)
A middle aged man kidnaps a high school girl with the intention of training her to be the perfect partner
Hachiko monogatari (1987)
The true story about a dogs loyalty to its master, even after his death
Hachi: A Dogs Tale (2009)
Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parkers loyal companion As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship un
Swastika (1964)
A childless housewife falls in love with a beautiful model
Onibaba (1964)
Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask
Black Cat (1968)
Two women are raped and killed by samurai soldiers Soon they reappear as vengeful ghosts who seduce and brutally murder the passing samurai
The Naked Island (1960)
A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops
Konketsuji Rika (1972)
First film of a trilogy following the dramatic life of Rika, a half Japanesehalf American woman who becomes the tough as nails leader of an all girl crime gang
Irezumi (1966)
A seductive woman gets kidnapped into prostitution After getting a spider tattoo made on her back, she grows vengeful, leaving several men in her path
By Player (2000)
Film inspired by the life of Japanese actor Taiji Tonoyama, with whom Kaneto Shindo had worked on many occasions, with the help of archive images and fragments of the most famous films of the director The actress Nobuko Otowa add
Actress (1987)
The life of Kinuyo Tanaka, who has played in many Kenji Mizoguchis films
Fukuro (2003)
A mother and daughter living alone in a small village in deep Japan manage to get out of poverty seducing men, who offer their sexual services and then poisoned with a drink similar to sake
Rica 2: Lonely Wanderer (1973)
Rica wanting a new start leaves her friends and past life behind or at least that is what she thinks as trouble always seems to find her She looks into a ship that exploded and all survived this disaster who comes in contact with
A Last Note (1995)
Yoko is a famous actress who goes to a mountain chalet for a few days rest There, she learns a secret from her companion Toyoko
Anjôke no butôkai (1947)
After Japans loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life They hold one last ball at the house before leaving The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves f
Kujira gami (1962)
A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it A Japanese variation of the Moby Dick story
Rica 3 Juvenile Lullabay (1973)
Reform schools are a way of protecting society by ridding it of lawless juvenile delinquents But whos protecting the juvenile delinquents from corrupt reform schools Rica could be considered a bit of an expert on reform schools
Fighting Elegy (1966)
During the 1930s, a teenager yearns for a Catholic girl, whose only desire is to reform his sinful tendencies Hormones raging, the young man channels his unsatisfied lust into the only outlet available savage, crazed violence
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
One womans search to find the truth about her husbands death in World War II