Search results for "Seiji Miyaguchi"
The Most Valuable Madam

The Most Valuable Madam

The Most Valuable Madam
IMDb: 7
95

lchiro, the president of Mihara & Co., is henpecked by his wife Momoko, a clever and beautiful woman, but prattling and intrusive. She makes her younger sister Nashiko marry lchiro’s…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Samurai from Nowhere

Samurai from Nowhere

Samurai from Nowhere
IMDb: 7.2
93

Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money. Tae is the daughter of the clan’s chief counselor…

Genre: Adventure
An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water
IMDb: 7.2
130

A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about the difficult situation a young woman finds herself in.

Genre: Drama, History
Mermaid Legend

Mermaid Legend

Mermaid Legend
IMDb: 6.8
110

After a woman is framed for the murder of her fisherman husband, she seeks out a bloody revenge on the corrupt businessmen responsible.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Black River

Black River

Black River
IMDb: 7.2
114

A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and sell the building through illicit means.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Antonio Gaudí

Antonio Gaudí

Antonio Gaudí
IMDb: 7.2
72

Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí (1852-1926) designed some of the world’s most astonishing buildings, interiors, and parks; Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara constructed some of the most aesthetically audacious films ever made….

Genre: Documentary
Japan’s Longest Day

Japan’s Longest Day

Japan’s Longest Day
IMDb: 7.7
157

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Pale Flower

Pale Flower

Pale Flower
IMDb: 7.7
96

A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Twin Sisters of Kyoto
IMDb: 7.1
106

In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant’s daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins bring bad luck,…

Genre: Drama
The Inheritance

The Inheritance

The Inheritance
IMDb: 7.4
108

On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown to his family and colleagues. A…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment
IMDb: 6.9
119

Ushimatsu’s father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such discrimination.

Genre: Drama
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
IMDb: 8.5
206

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants…

Genre: Drama, History, War
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama
IMDb: 7.8
98

In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old…

Genre: Drama
The Rickshaw Man

The Rickshaw Man

The Rickshaw Man
IMDb: 7.6
103

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

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman
IMDb: 7.4
121

A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive for success, takes up with…

Genre: Drama
Flowing

Flowing

Flowing
IMDb: 7.5
117

Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn’t see any future in her mother’s trade in the late days…

Genre: Drama