
7.3
I Live in Fear
IMDb: 7.3 1955 103 min
Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, and resolves to move his family ...

8.6
Seven Samurai
IMDb: 8.6 1954 207 min
A samurai answers a village’s request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai ...

7.4
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
IMDb: 7.4 1954 93 min
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

7.5
The Eagle of the Pacific
IMDb: 7.5 1953 119 min
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan’s navy ...

8.1
The Life of Oharu
IMDb: 8.1 1952 136 min
In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman’s banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

7.1
The Idiot
IMDb: 7.1 1951 166 min
Kameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love ...

7.2
Scandal
IMDb: 7.2 1950 104 min
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.

8.2
Rashomon
IMDb: 8.2 1950 88 min
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, “Rashomon” is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the ...

6.8
Wedding Ring
IMDb: 6.8 1950 96 min
A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband’s illness.

7.3
The Quiet Duel
IMDb: 7.3 1949 95 min
A young idealistic doctor works at his father’s clinic in a small and seedy district. During the war, he contracts syphilis from the blood ...

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 ...

7.6
Drunken Angel
IMDb: 7.6 1948 98 min
Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Sanada tries to ...

7.2
Snow Trail
IMDb: 7.2 1947 89 min
Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and ...