Movies

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps...

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

Kisuke, a young bamboo worker marries Tomoe, a courtesan who was once involved with Kisuke's late father.

In the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night,...

A story of aristocratic star-crossed love.

The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Danpei Ichikawa lives...

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

First in the Nage Utasamon series

Second in the Nage Utasamon series

Suzunosuke visits a martial arts master and tries to learn the 'Vacuum Slash,' a secret technique of producing tornadoes.