Search results for "Machiko Kyō"
The Wandering Princess

The Wandering Princess

The Wandering Princess
IMDb: 6.6
102

Pu Zhe , the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, Pu Wen, marries Ryuko the daughter of a long-established aristocratic family – all in the interest of the Japanese…

Genre: War
Jirocho Fuji

Jirocho Fuji

Jirocho Fuji
IMDb: 7
105

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a ‘Fire Festival’ in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.

Genre: Uncategorized
The Face of Another

The Face of Another

The Face of Another
IMDb: 7.9
124

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.

Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds
IMDb: 7.9
115

When a theater troupe’s master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences. A remake of Ozu’s own silent film The Story…

Genre: Uncategorized
The Teahouse of the August Moon

The Teahouse of the August Moon

The Teahouse of the August Moon
IMDb: 6.6
123

In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.

Genre: Comedy
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

Street of Shame
IMDb: 7.8
87

The lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Genre: Uncategorized
Princess Yang Kwei Fei

Princess Yang Kwei Fei

Princess Yang Kwei Fei
IMDb: 7.1
98

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate…

Genre: History
Ugetsu

Ugetsu

Ugetsu
IMDb: 8.1
96

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage’s warning against seeking…

Genre: Fantasy, Mystery
Gate of Hell

Gate of Hell

Gate of Hell
IMDb: 7.1
86

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he…

Genre: History
Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister
IMDb: 7.3
86

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage…

Genre: Uncategorized
Rashomon

Rashomon

Rashomon
IMDb: 8.2
88

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, “Rashomon” is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and…

Genre: Crime, Mystery