Movies

The ruthless and ambitious Yasuhiko uses his charm to manipulate and exploit those around him to climb the corporate social ladder. His cold-blooded...

A privileged son betrays his family for the favors of a geisha in 18th century Osaka.

A Japanese adaption of the story of the Prodigal Son.

A Japanese sailor finds a colony of Eskimos in the Arctic and decides to stay with them. He comes off at a certain moment to look for his luck in the...

A greedy Japanese barmaid serves her aged escort too many noodles.

Based on the story "Tokyo Station" by Tsunehiko Sagawa.

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

Japanese Drama film about the female experience during the war years.

Asian Blue focuses on Koreans brought to Japan to work in forced-labor brigades during World War II

Ex-jazz pianist turned promoter finds he is successful, but empty. When an entrepreneur sends him to Moscow with a jazz combo, he falls in with the...

Romantic drama about three beautiful sisters, based on the acclaimed play.

Drama of a disillusioned youth, with writer-actor Ishihara starring as the young man at odds with his bickering parents and scheming brother, while...