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A Ball at the Anjo House
Japanese Movie - 19477.1
After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly…
Women of the Night
Japanese Movie - 19487.2
After World War II, Mizoguchi was inspired by Italian neorealism to make one of the most emotionally and visually raw films of his career. Filmed on location in Osaka, Women of the Night concerns two sisters—Fusako,…
An Inn at Osaka
Japanese Movie - 19547.1
Mr. Mito, a Tokyo businessman, is demoted and sent to Osaka. There, he finds lodging in the titular inn and makes the acquaintance of many of the town's citizens. Notable among them are the maids at the inn, a hard-drinking…
Love Letter
Japanese Movie - 19537.0
This valiant melodrama is the brilliant debut as a moviemaker of the great Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, who also has a small role in the story. Based on a screenplay by Keinosuke Kinoshita, "Koibumi" explore the wounds…
Ginza Cosmetics
Japanese Movie - 19516.8
Yukiko Tsuji is a gentle, affectionate take on a middle aged bar hostess, struggling to bring up a child alone and facing financial, sexual and end of career issues, as well as the implied disapproval of society. (Source:…
Gunko no Ko: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946
Japanese Special - 2023, 1 episodes
Post-war Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Adults who are swayed by the US military stationed in the country and swayed by US intentions cannot afford to care about children who should be protected. The war orphans, who…
Keisei Saimin no Otoko - Matsunaga Yasuzaemon
Japanese Special - 2015, 1 episodes6.0
Matsunaga Yasuzaemon was a man called “Electricity Monster”. The post-war recovery and high economic growth serve as the basis for him to achieve the breakup and privatisation of the electricity business. As a follower…
Keisei Saimin no Otoko - Kobayashi Ichizou
Japanese Special - 2015, 2 episodes6.0
Second of a 3-part series of biographical dramas to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of NHK, this series documents the life of railway tycoon Kobayashi Ichizou, who established the famous all-women's…
Kizu Darake no Jinsei
Japanese Movie - 19718.0
Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set about rebuilding after the death of their Oyabun. Battles erupt and tempers explode as someone seeks to fill the seat of…
Fry Pan no Uta
Japanese Special - 1963, 1 episodes
Yasuyoshi Yasuda, is a newspaper writer, who after war, has changes the place of residence. Earlier, he also resigned from the teaching position, while at the same time, trying to support his wife and child. Soon, however,…
Tokyo Sweetheart
Japanese Movie - 19526.0
Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys, a maker of costume jewelry, and a streetcorner artist all struggle…
An Artist of the Floating World
Japanese Special - 2019, 1 episodes6.8
Set in post-World War II Japan and tells the story of Masuji Ono, a renowned artist looking back on and coming to terms with his life against the backdrop of a country being rebuilt after the war. (Source: Variety) ~~…
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