
6.5
Illusion of Blood
IMDb: 6.5 1965 105 min
The ghost of a samurai’s wife takes revenge on her husband.

7.5
The Wiser Age
IMDb: 7.5 1962 111 min
Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.

8
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
IMDb: 8 1960 111 min
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she’s a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life’s vicious cycle: ...

7.3
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
IMDb: 7.3 1960 123 min
Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen insurance policy. Being childless, her former ...

6.9
Samurai Saga
IMDb: 6.9 1959 111 min
Edmund Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) ...

6.7
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
IMDb: 6.7 1954 102 min
A naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the Korean War.

7.4
A Japanese Tragedy
IMDb: 7.4 1953 116 min
At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed ...

7.8
Stray Dog
IMDb: 7.8 1949 122 min
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes ...