Shin'yō Nara Movies

A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.

Michiko gets pregnant after a rape. She marries a boring business partner of her father to avoid the shame. Later she meets the rapist again who is...

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

A Japanese wartime film directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Japanese war movie.

In the 30th year, Nirasaki Den'emon established the Nirasaki Hokkaido Development Company with investment from Sonoi to build railway facilities....

Early feature film by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Japanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.

Weed with Flowers

The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by the American occupiers of Japan following World War...

The 1929 Japanese film "Mother" which helped child actress Hideko Takamine become a star.

The story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimiura Kinue, when they leave their...