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Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Japanese Movie - 19727.9
The time is 1971, 26 years after Japan's surrender to the Allies and the end of World War II. Sakie (Sachiko Hidari), whose husband was lost in New Guinea, watches the television coverage as the Emperor and Empress officiate…
Teruteru Kazoku
Japanese Drama - 2003, 150 episodes7.8
The story is about the Iwata family living in Ikeda, Osaka City, between the 1950s and 1960s. The story is told through the eyes of the youngest daughter, Fuyuko (16). The family runs a bakery. The mother, Teruko, is…
Yakusoku no Stage
Japanese Special - 2019, 1 episodes7.8
20-year-old Ozawa Tsubasa has been helping out in the eatery that her mother Yukiko runs in a port town in the Tohoku region. She loves songs and secretly wishes to become a singer. However, she is on the verge of giving…
Ruten no Ouhi: Saigo no Koutei
Japanese Special - 2003, 2 episodes7.7
A Japanese woman from the nobility chosen to be married off to the younger brother of the last emperor of China. Turbulent destiny awaited the couple as the World War II approached to Manchukuo.
125 Years Memory
Japanese Movie - 20157.7
Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey. Story 1- In the night of September 16, 1890, the Turkish frigate Ertugrul is caught up in a typhoon and sinks off the coast of Kushimoto,…
The Choice of Hercules
Japanese Movie - 20027.6
In February 1972, five members of the Japanese Red Army lock themselves up in a mountain lodge in Karuizawa called Asama Sanso, taking the wife of its proprietor hostage. Sassa Atsuyuki (Koji Yakusho) of the National…
Black Rain
Japanese Movie - 19897.6
The story of the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, based on Masuji Ibuse's novel.
Children of Hiroshima
Japanese Movie - 19527.5
Post war Hiroshima: It's been four years since the last time she visited her hometown. Takako faces the after effects of the A-bomb when she travels around the city to call on old friends.
When Will You Return?
Japanese Movie - 20177.9
Ashimura Tomoko types on a computer her memory of her late husband Goro, but she then succumbs to a disease. Her grandchild Osamu then begins to collect her memoirs. He learns about the love between his grandparents…
Jun-chan no Ouen-ka
Japanese Drama - 1988, 151 episodes7.5
The 41th NHK Asadora. The year is 1947, August. Ono Junko's family is being evacuated to Wakayama and the father is going to war. A few years later, the father has returned from Manchuria but he also brought a boy that…
Japan's Longest Day
Japanese Movie - 19677.5
Depicting the time period from August 14, 1945 at noon until August 15. It depicted the Emperor and the cabinet as they decide to surrender and the subsequent radio broadcast announcing the decision to the Japanese public.
Story of a Prostitute
Japanese Movie - 19657.4
Film directed by Suzuki Seijun tells the story of a prostitute Harumi who was working in Manchuria during Sino-Japanese war. She found there love which took her to the end.
Niji wo Kakeru Ouhi
Japanese Special - 2006, 1 episodes7.4
Princess Masako, the first in the Imperial House of Japan to be married off to a foreign country, and his Highness the Crown Prince Eun, the last member of the ill-fated Joseon Dynasty of Korea, forcibly brought to Japan…
The Emperor in August
Japanese Movie - 20157.2
In July, 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and nights, but a decision cannot be made. The U.S. drops atomic bombs on…
Between the White and Black Keys
Japanese Movie - 20237.1
The year is 1988, and the Showa period is coming to an end. At a yakuza-run cabaret bar in Ginza, Hiroshi, an aspiring jazz pianist, is asked by a mysterious man to play “The Godfather: Theme of Love.” The problem…
The Catch
Japanese Movie - 19617.0
Towards the end of WWII, a black American pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to proceed with their "catch". (Source: IMDb)
Kyukei no Koya
Japanese Special - 2010, 2 episodes6.5
Set in 1945, near the end of WW II, Kenichiro Nogami is reported to have died in a Swiss hospital. In fact, Kenichiro Nogami is working behind the scenes to save Japan from destruction. For this reason, Kenichiro Nogami…
Suzuran
Japanese Drama - 1999, 156 episodes8.3
The 60th NHK Asadora Drama is Suzuran. Locations include Hokkaido Numata and Tokyo. Beginning in 1924, a time when both steam engine trains and early Showa Era's first train stations are just beginning. In the waiting…
Hiroshima Showa Nijuunen Hachigatsu Muika
Japanese Special - 2005, 1 episodes8.0
The story is narrated by Yajima Toshiaki at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. A story during the summer of 1945 (60 years earlier). At one time a row of shophouses and private homes lined the vicinity. That was where…
Hiroshima
Japanese Movie - 19538.0
Brilliant retelling of the Day in Hiroshima the day the bomb dropped. A bit heavy handed at times, yet extremely realistic (source: IMDb)
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