7.5
Death by Hanging
IMDb: 7.5 1968 118 min
A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next.
6.4
Three Resurrected Drunkards
IMDb: 6.4 1968 80 min
Three students spend their holidays at the seaside where they are mistaken for Koreans, a minority which is looked down on in Japan. The action ...
6.2
Gambler’s Farewell
IMDb: 6.2 1968 91 min
The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.
6.1
Shogun’s Joy of Torture
IMDb: 6.1 1968 96 min
A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued.
6.9
Pleasures of the Flesh
IMDb: 6.9 1965 104 min
A corrupt businessman blackmails the lovelorn reprobate Atsushi into watching over his suitcase full of embezzled cash while he serves a jail sentence.
6.9
The Sun’s Burial
IMDb: 6.9 1960 87 min
In Osaka’s slum, youths without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the buying and selling of identity ...
6.9
Cruel Story of Youth
IMDb: 6.9 1960 96 min
A budding gangster enthralls a freeloading young woman, soon taking advantage of her knack for hitch-hiking to rob middle-class, middle-aged men.
6.8
Night and Fog in Japan
IMDb: 6.8 1960 107 min
Uninvited guests crash a former student radical’s wedding and accuse him, his bride and other guests of ignoring their political commitments.
6.8
Good-for-Nothing
IMDb: 6.8 1960 88 min
Yoshida’s first feature follows the lives of young students against a background of jazz, emptiness and boredom. The plot is fairly simple: ...
