Movies

Shochiku's up-and-coming stars take the stage in a series of short skits parodying popular films of the time.

A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. She returns to her family home while they rent out...

The cabaret «Romance», run by Masami Daisaku's father, is experiencing financial difficulties, and Masami is betting on changes and asks...

After Emiko, a bookstore owner, is driven to suicide by loan sharks, her orphaned son Eisuke decides to take his revenge on them. As Eisuke has no...

A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.

A vengeful contractor hires a series of young killers to target a woman muckraker. Trouble brews when an amateur marksman shows up his eclectic...

A man she was once in a relationship with has been killed. A wife keeping a secret from her husband gets involved in a strange case.

Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.

A biographical dramatization about the production of the original Ultraman, the beloved classic special effects fantasy series from Eiji Tsuburaya.

The Nagasaki flagship store of a long-established castella bakery versus its Tokyo branch. Amid a sudden clash between the old and the new, a young...

The backstage romances of an egotistical singer and his under-valued manager, a lovelorn bandman and a nude dancer.

The story tells of Tsuchiya, a university professor and a widower who is in love with a widow who runs a small restaurant, and his son is in love...

Amidst the 1960 Japanese-American mutual security treaty, alienated young nihilist Takuya struggles to find his footing between his do-nothing wealth...

Live-action adaptation of Yoshiro Kato’s manga.

A teacher in a poor island community tries to improve his students' spirits by entering them in a volleyball tournament as long-shot underdogs.

Detective Muramatsu's wife, Fusae, is killed by a drug addict. After the criminal climbs to the roof of the house with a hostage, Muramatsu shoots...

Backstage friendships and rivalries flare as dancers Akiko and Haruko compete for roles, clash with disapproving parents, and juggle new romances. A...

The film is based on the 1959 hit song of the same name by the Three Cats.