Eiji Funakoshi

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The Wandering Princess
6.6

The Wandering Princess

Pu Zhe , the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, Pu Wen, marries Ryuko the daughter of a long-established aristocratic family – ...
The Most Valuable Wife
6.7

The Most Valuable Wife

In the forties in Japan, a group of brilliantly qualified university students are selected to break all ties with their previous lives and form ...
Elegant Beast
7.3

Elegant Beast

Dec. 26, 1962

Elegant Beast

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover ...
Jirocho Fuji
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Jirocho Fuji

Jun. 03, 1959

Jirocho Fuji

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a ‘Fire Festival’ in Akiba to a decisive battle by ...
Blind Beast
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Blind Beast

Jan. 25, 1969

Blind Beast

A blind sculptor kidnaps an artists’ model and imprisons her in his warehouse studio – a shadowland of perverse monuments to the female ...
Afraid to Die
6.4

Afraid to Die

Mar. 22, 1960

Afraid to Die

On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position ...
Gamera, the Giant Monster
5.2

Gamera, the Giant Monster

A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, ...
Manji
6.8

Manji

Jul. 25, 1964

Manji

The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
An Actor’s Revenge
7.3

An Actor’s Revenge

Jan. 13, 1963

An Actor’s Revenge

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
The Broken Commandment
6.9

The Broken Commandment

Ushimatsu’s father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting ...
Fires on the Plain
7.9

Fires on the Plain

Nov. 03, 1959

Fires on the Plain

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island ...
Bridge of Japan
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Bridge of Japan

Oct. 01, 1956

Bridge of Japan

Ichikawa’s 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic ...
Brother and Sister
7.3

Brother and Sister

Aug. 19, 1953

Brother and Sister

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal ...
Gammera the Invincible
5

Gammera the Invincible

An atomic explosion awakens Gammera, a giant fire breathing turtle monster from his millions of years of hibernation.