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The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan 1970 star_border 6.8
An outlaw pushes the residents of Edo's red light district to rebel against a growing number of stifling, moralistic laws.

The Kamikaze Guy 1966 star_border 5
An elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.

Kwaidan 1965 star_border 7.7
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.

Ako 1964 star_border 6.8
A day in the life of Ako, a 16-year-old Japanese girl, and her friends and co-workers. An alarm clock wakes her in a dorm; she gets ready for work and travels to a large bakery. We see her with friends, chatting and laughing, as well as working. They go out, seven of them jammed in an old Pontiac: bowling, then to an amusement park, then driving around. Car trouble may put her at risk. Is she going to be okay?

Pale Flower 1964 star_border 7.4
A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.

The Body 1962 star_border 7
The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.

Love Under the Crucifix 1962 star_border 6.9
The basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a feudal prince, also a Christian who is already married, and that creates problems. Further, when the Shogun bans Christianity, the situation worsens.

The Inheritance 1962 star_border 7.2
On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown to his family and colleagues. A bevy of lawyers and associates scheme to procure the money for themselves, enlisting the aid of impostors and blackmail.

A Full Life 1962
A woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest the U.S. Security Pact.

The Shrikes 1961

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer 1961 star_border 8.3
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 life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959 star_border 8.2
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 revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959 star_border 8
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 Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.

Mune yori mune ni 1955
Japanese drama