Chishū Ryū

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Tora-san’s Love Call
7.2

Tora-san’s Love Call

Taking a message from Hiroshi’s father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.
It’s Tough Being a Man
6.9

It’s Tough Being a Man

Tora-san, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father’s house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister ...
Japan’s Longest Day
7.7

Japan’s Longest Day

Aug. 03, 1967

Japan’s Longest Day

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the ...
An Autumn Afternoon
8

An Autumn Afternoon

Nov. 18, 1962

An Autumn Afternoon

Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the ...
Late Autumn
7.9

Late Autumn

Nov. 13, 1960

Late Autumn

A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.
Floating Weeds
7.9

Floating Weeds

Nov. 17, 1959

Floating Weeds

When a theater troupe’s master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.
Good Morning
7.8

Good Morning

May. 12, 1959

Good Morning

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells the ...
The Rickshaw Man
7.5

The Rickshaw Man

Apr. 21, 1958

The Rickshaw Man

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman’s husband dies suddenly.
Equinox Flower
7.8

Equinox Flower

Sep. 07, 1958

Equinox Flower

Wataru Hirayama’s outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a musician ...
Tokyo Twilight
8

Tokyo Twilight

Apr. 30, 1957

Tokyo Twilight

Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.
Early Spring
7.7

Early Spring

Jan. 29, 1956

Early Spring

A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.
Twenty-Four Eyes
8

Twenty-Four Eyes

Sep. 15, 1954

Twenty-Four Eyes

From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events ...
Tokyo Story
8.1

Tokyo Story

Nov. 03, 1953

Tokyo Story

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their ...
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
7.7

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.
Fireworks Over the Sea
5.9

Fireworks Over the Sea

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.
Boyhood
6.8

Boyhood

May. 12, 1951

Boyhood

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.
Early Summer
8

Early Summer

Oct. 03, 1951

Early Summer

A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.
The Munekata Sisters
7.3

The Munekata Sisters

Aug. 08, 1950

The Munekata Sisters

Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of ...
Late Spring
8.2

Late Spring

Sep. 13, 1949

Late Spring

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry — that is, until her aunt Masa ...
There Was a Father
7.5

There Was a Father

Apr. 01, 1942

There Was a Father

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
The Only Son
7.7

The Only Son

Sep. 15, 1936

The Only Son

A silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son’s education up to a college level despite their poverty. Many years later, she ...
Dragnet Girl
6.9

Dragnet Girl

Apr. 27, 1933

Dragnet Girl

A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him.