Masaki Kobayashi
- 1955
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days6.7 May. 25, 1955 HD
Masaki Kobayashi directs this romantic drama concerning a family of florists.
Actors:Hitomi Nozoe, Isao Kimura, Keiji Sada, Toshiko Kobayashi, Yoshiko Kuga
- 1957
Black River
Black River6.9 Oct. 23, 1957 HD
A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and ...
Actors:Asao Sano, Fumio Watanabe, Ineko Arima, Seiji Miyaguchi, Tatsuya Nakadai
- 1956
The Thick-Walled Room
The Thick-Walled Room7.1 Oct. 31, 1956 HD
A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as ...
Actors:Keiko Kishi, Kinzō Shin, Kō Mishima, Torahiko Hamada, Toshiko Kobayashi
- 1956
I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You7.0 Nov. 21, 1956 HD
A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.
Genre: Drama
Actors:Keiji Sada, Keiko Kishi, Minoru Ōki, Mitsuko Mito, Yūnosuke Itō
- 1971
Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil6.3 Sep. 11, 1971 HD
The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an ...
Actors:Kei Satō, Komaki Kurihara, Shigeru Kōyama, Tatsuya Nakadai, Wakako Sakai
- 1967
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion8.22 May. 27, 1967 HD
The mother of a feudal lord’s only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide ...
Actors:Etsuko Ichihara, Gō Katō, Tatsuyoshi Ehara, Toshirō Mifune, Yōko Tsukasa
- 1965
Kwaidan
Kwaidan7.7 Jan. 06, 1965 HD
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning “ghost story,” this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai ...
Actors:Kenjirō Ishiyama, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Ranko Akagi, Rentaro Mikuni
- 1962
The Inheritance
The Inheritance7.2 Feb. 16, 1962 HD
A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and ...
Genre: Drama
Actors:Keiko Kishi, Seiji Miyaguchi, Sō Yamamura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yūsuke Kawazu
- 1962
Harakiri
Harakiri8.424 Sep. 15, 1962 HD
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a ...
Actors:Akira Ishihama, Masao Mishima, Shima Iwashita, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsuro Tamba
- 1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer8.409 Jan. 28, 1961 HD
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old ...
Actors:Chishū Ryū, Michiyo Aratama, Tamao Nakamura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yūsuke Kawazu
- 1959
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity8.21 Nov. 20, 1959 HD
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and ...
Actors:Jun Tatara, Kokinji Katsura, Michirō Minami, Michiyo Aratama, Tatsuya Nakadai
- 1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love8.104 Jan. 15, 1959 HD
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 ...
Actors:Chikage Awashima, Ineko Arima, Michiyo Aratama, Sō Yamamura, Tatsuya Nakadai