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1. Reflets de Cannes (1952– )
Documentary
The first show of the French television about movies; the only one dedicated to the Cannes Film Festival. Features interviews and backstage footage devoted to the event, the gala evenings, the competing films, and everyday life in Cannes.
Stars: François Chalais, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Achard, Michèle Morgan
Votes: 135
2. Rashomon (1950)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura
Votes: 180,337 | Gross: $0.10M
3. Ugetsu (1953)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy, War
A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô, Kinuyo Tanaka, Mitsuko Mito
Votes: 25,804 | Gross: $0.01M
4. Sasameyuki (1959)
105 min | Drama
Director: Kôji Shima | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Fujiko Yamamoto, Junko Kanô, Eiji Funakoshi
Votes: 10
5. Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu (1977–1978)
54 min | Mystery
Stars: Isamu Nagato, Ikkô Furuya, Akiko Nomura, Tamotsu Hayakawa
Votes: 10
6. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 896
7. Floating Weeds (1959)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama
The head of a Japanese theatre troupe returns to a small coastal town where he left a son who thinks he is his uncle, and tries to make up for the lost time, but his current mistress grows jealous.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Ganjirô Nakamura, Machiko Kyô, Haruko Sugimura, Ayako Wakao
Votes: 8,967
8. The Face of Another (1966)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Mikijirô Hira, Kyôko Kishida, Miki Irie
Votes: 10,406
9. Street of Shame (1956)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
The personal tales of various prostitutes who occupy a brothel.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Aiko Mimasu, Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Kogure
Votes: 4,863
10. Sweet Sweat (1964)
120 min | Drama
Director: Shirô Toyoda | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Keiji Sada, Junko Ikeuchi, Miyuki Kuwano
Votes: 17
11. The Life of a Horsetrader (1951)
113 min | Drama
Yone (Toshiro Mifune) is a horse trader who lives in a small village on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido. He is a rough-and-tumble type who is prone to getting roaring drunk, ... See full summary »
Director: Keigo Kimura | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Takashi Shimura, Ichirô Sugai
Votes: 81
12. Sen-hime (1954)
95 min | Drama, History
During the Warring States era of early 17th century Japan, teenage princess Sen is besieged with other members of her family in Osaka Castle, by a rival force led by her grandfather.
Director: Keigo Kimura | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Kenji Sugawara, Shinobu Araki, Chieko Higashiyama
Votes: 9
13. The Family (1974)
211 min | Drama
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto | Stars: Shin Saburi, Yumeji Tsukioka, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Yamamoto
Votes: 64
14. Nyokei kazoku (1963)
111 min | Drama
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Machiko Kyô, Jirô Tamiya, Miwa Takada
Votes: 49
15. Anata to watashi no aikotoba: Sayônara, konnichiwa (1959)
86 min | Drama, Comedy
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Machiko Kyô, Shin Saburi, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Votes: 33
16. Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru sannin no onna (1956)
121 min | Drama, Romance
The story of Yoshinaka and the three women who love him.
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Machiko Kyô, Fujiko Yamamoto, Hideko Takamine
Votes: 34
17. Bijo to touzoku (1952)
80 min | Adventure
The picture belongs to the jidai gekki (historic) genre. It is a powerful story of violence and eroticism, picturing a world at once sordid and poetic, with two central themes which ... See full summary »
Director: Keigo Kimura | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Rentarô Mikuni, Minoru Chiaki
Votes: 17
18. Daibutsu kaigen (1952)
129 min | Drama
A talented sculptor is hired to erect a giant Buddha statue when the capital is moved to Nara, in 745 AD. Those opposed to the statue try to use the artist's girlfriend to get him to stop it from being completed.
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Shinobu Araki, Kôtarô Bandô, Kazuo Hasegawa, Sumiko Hidaka
Votes: 21
19. The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
Not Rated | 166 min | Drama
Japan's timeless tale of honor and revenge, the Loyal 47 Ronin is the true story of group of samurai who became ronin (masterless samurai) after their Lord was forced to commit seppuku (... See full summary »
Director: Kunio Watanabe | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Shintarô Katsu, Kôji Tsuruta, Raizô Ichikawa
Votes: 341
20. Kinkanshoku (1975)
155 min | Drama
Based on an actual scandal a decade before (and released during another scandal), the film tells of a scheme to repay a loan shark's massive campaign loan by means of kickbacks from a large construction project and how it became exposed.
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentarô Mikuni, Jûkichi Uno, Takashi Kanda
Votes: 78
21. Older Brother, Younger Sister (1953)
86 min | Drama
In Older Brother, Younger Sister, director Mikio Naruse's adaptation of an oft-filmed popular novel by Saisei Murô, the eldest daughter (Machiko Kyô) of a rural family comes home pregnant, ... See full summary »
Director: Mikio Naruse | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Yoshiko Kuga, Yûji Hori
Votes: 486
22.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Kurosawa
(2000)
TV-G | 100 min | Music, Musical
Adam Low's Kurosawa is a 90-minute documentary that looks at Kurosawa's life and works. Originally broadcast on PBS in the US, the film follows a fairly conventional approach as it ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Low | Stars: Akira Kurosawa, Sam Shepard, Paul Scofield, James Coburn
Votes: 396
23. Thousand Cranes (1969)
96 min | Drama, Romance
The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata Yasunari.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Machiko Kyô, Mikijirô Hira, Eiko Azusa
Votes: 48
24. Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)
132 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary film on the life and works of director Kenji Mizoguchi.
Director: Kaneto Shindô | Stars: Takako Irie, Daisuke Itô, Kyôko Kagawa, Matsutarô Kawaguchi
Votes: 325
25. Clothes of Deception (1951)
103 min | Drama
The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.
Director: Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Yasuko Fujita, Keiju Kobayashi, Emiko Yanagi
Votes: 98
26. Yûrakuchô de aimashô (1958)
97 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Kôji Shima | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kenji Sugawara, Hitomi Nozoe
Votes: 9
27. Gate of Hell (1953)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, History
A samurai pursues a married lady-in-waiting.
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isao Yamagata, Yatarô Kurokawa
Votes: 4,272
28. Yôkihi (1955)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 8th-century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the ... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Sô Yamamura, Eitarô Shindô
Votes: 2,062
29. Dancing Girl (1957)
96 min | Drama
Director: Hiroshi Shimizu | Stars: Chikage Awashima, Machiko Kyô, Eiji Funakoshi, Haruo Tanaka
Votes: 32
30. The Hole (1957)
103 min | Comedy, Mystery
A clever reporter gets involved with a bank embezzlement case.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Eiji Funakoshi, Sô Yamamura, Kenji Sugawara
Votes: 53
31. Chiisai tôbôsha (1966)
108 min | Adventure, Family
During the tour of the Soviet circus in Japan, the little street musician Ken meets the clown Yuri Nikulin. After learning that his sick father is being treated in the Soviet Union, Kang ... See full summary »
Directors: Eduard Bocharov, Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Chiharu Inayoshi, Michiyo Yasuda, Hiroyuki Ôta, Machiko Kyô
Votes: 88
32. Onna no kunshô (1961)
110 min | Drama
Director: Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Jirô Tamiya, Ayako Wakao, Masayuki Mori
Votes: 27
33. A Woman's Life (1962)
94 min | Drama
Kei, a house servant, is kicked out after an altercation and is then adopted by a nearby family.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Masaya Takahashi, Jirô Tamiya, Chieko Higashiyama
Votes: 42
34. Jirôchô Fuji (1959)
105 min | Drama, History
An all-star cast from Daiei Film Company has made "the ultimate Jirocho movie" about the legendary yakuza Shimizu no Jirocho, the biggest Boss in the Tokaido area.
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Raizô Ichikawa, Shintarô Katsu, Jun Negami
Votes: 85
35. Odd Obsession (1959)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
A man getting on in years sets out to find a way to resurrect his flagging virility.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Ganjirô Nakamura, Junko Kanô, Tatsuya Nakadai
Votes: 1,002
36. Genji monogatari (1951)
121 min | Drama
Based on the classic novel by Murasaki Shikibu, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the nobility of Kyoto for his charm and good looks, yet ... See full summary »
Director: Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Michiyo Kogure, Machiko Kyô, Nobuko Otowa
Votes: 152
37. Konki (1961)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Machiko Kyô, Eiji Funakoshi, Hitomi Nozoe
Votes: 20
38. The Daphne (1966)
106 min | Comedy
Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their long-suffering mother. The mother and her brother try various schemes to find husbands for them.
Director: Yasuki Chiba | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Haruko Sugimura, Yôko Tsukasa, Reiko Dan
Votes: 11
39. A Woman's Testament (1960)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Three stories about modern women. The first works in a nightclub and plans to marry the boss. The second is used by a real estate agent as a lure for customers. The third is a retired geisha who waits to be reunited with her jailed lover.
Directors: Kon Ichikawa, Yasuzô Masumura, Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Sachiko Hidari, Junko Kanô
Votes: 153
40. Bonchi (1960)
105 min | Drama
Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business,... See full summary »
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura, Mitsuko Kusabue, Machiko Kyô
Votes: 122
41. Bara ikutabika (1955)
135 min | Drama
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Eiji Funakoshi, Kazuko Fushimi, Kazuo Hasegawa, Narutoshi Hayashi
Votes: 10
42. Night Butterflies (1957)
90 min | Drama
A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
Director: Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Fujiko Yamamoto, Eiji Funakoshi, Sô Yamamura
Votes: 40
43. Tora-san's Heart of Gold (1976)
103 min | Comedy
When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love with the teacher's mother, who has a terminal illness.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Fumi Dan, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 87
44. Buddha (1961)
139 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Kôjirô Hongô, Charito Solis, Shintarô Katsu, Machiko Kyô
Votes: 94
45. The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
Approved | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.
Director: Daniel Mann | Stars: Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyô, Eddie Albert
Votes: 3,773
46. Ruten no ôhi (1960)
102 min | Drama, Romance, War
A film adaptation of the autobiography of Aishinkakura Hiro, who lived a tumultuous life as the consort of Fuketsu, the younger brother of Emperor Puyi of Manchukuo.
Director: Kinuyo Tanaka | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Eiji Funakoshi, Atsuko Kindaichi, Chieko Higashiyama
Votes: 219
47. The Great Wall (1962)
200 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a ... See full summary »
Director: Shigeo Tanaka | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ken Utsui, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Votes: 68
48. Kuro tokage (1962)
101 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
A jeweler hires detective Akechi to find his daughter kidnapped by a famous thief known as the Black Lizard.
Director: Umetsugu Inoue | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Minoru Ôki, Junko Kanô, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Votes: 257
49. Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki (1956)
108 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Machiko Kyô, Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao
Votes: 16
50. Mesu inu (1951)
100 min | Drama
Story about the fall of an accountant enthralled by the sexual charms of a cabaret dancer.
Director: Keigo Kimura | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Takashi Shimura, Yoshiko Kuga, Tanie Kitabayashi
Votes: 13