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51. Sakuran (2006)
111 min | Drama, History
A young girl is sold into a red-light district brothel and tries to adapt to life as an oiran (courtesan).
Director: Mika Ninagawa | Stars: Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shîna, Yoshino Kimura, Hiroki Narimiya
Votes: 2,149
52. Boy (1969)
97 min | Drama
A young boy reluctantly aids his swindling father in a threatening scam.
Director: Nagisa Ôshima | Stars: Fumio Watanabe, Akiko Koyama, Tetsuo Abe, Tsuyoshi Kinoshita
Votes: 1,889
53. A Woman Called Sada Abe (1975)
85 min | Biography, Drama
A true-life tale of a broken woman whose hedonistic tryst with a high-class restaurateur resulted in a horrific crime of passion that littered Tokyo headlines in 1936.
Director: Noboru Tanaka | Stars: Junko Miyashita, Eimei Esumi, Genshû Hanayagi, Yoshie Kitsuda
Votes: 607
54. Strange Hearts (2002)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
An aging former child star tries to capture the wealth that has always eluded him by latching on to a lucky man while both have their eye on the same girl of their dreams.
Director: Michelle Gallagher | Stars: Robert Forster, Rose McGowan, Kip Pardue, Harry Hamlin
Votes: 513
55. Black Belt (2007)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama, Sport
A Karate master's three students join the army and go their separate ways, later to unite to battle together against corruption and uphold tradition.
Director: Shunichi Nagasaki | Stars: Akihito Yagi, Tatsuya Naka, Yûji Suzuki, Kenji Anan
Votes: 1,682
56. Pink Floyd: The Final Cut (1983 Video)
19 min | Short, Music
Longer than a music video, shorter than a feature film, this is essentially a short film version of Pink Floyd's album "The Final Cut". As such, the visual material is much the same as a ... See full summary »
Director: Willie Christie | Stars: Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe, Alex McAvoy, Roger Waters
Votes: 831
57. Cry for Happy (1961)
110 min | Comedy, Romance
U.S. Navy photographic team uses Tokyo geisha house as its home.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Glenn Ford, Donald O'Connor, Miiko Taka, James Shigeta
Votes: 317
58. Sisters of the Gion (1936)
95 min | Drama
Two geisha sisters lead a hard life in the Gion district of Kyoto. After one of them feels obliged to support a bankrupt businessman, the other sister sets up various schemes to get rid of him.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Isuzu Yamada, Yôko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya, Namiko Kawashima
Votes: 3,021
59. The Woman of Rumour (1954)
83 min | Drama, Romance
Hatsuko Umabuchi is a widow who runs a prosperous geisha house in present-day Kyoto. Her daughter Yukiko returns from Tokyo following a failed suicide attempt, after her lover found out ... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Tomoemon Otani, Yoshiko Kuga, Eitarô Shindô
Votes: 1,410
60. Utamaro and His Five Women (1946)
106 min | Drama
Utamaro is a great artist who lives to create portraits of beautiful women, using the brothels of Tokyo to provide his models.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Minosuke Bandô, Kinuyo Tanaka, Kôtarô Bandô, Hiroko Kawasaki
Votes: 1,429
61. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar, Diana Vreeland.
Directors: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng | Stars: Diana Vreeland, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 1,698 | Gross: $1.00M
62. Tokyo Bordello (1987)
133 min | Drama
A young woman is sold into the famous red light district brothel in Yoshiwara by her bankrupt father.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Yûko Natori, Rino Katase, Jinpachi Nezu, Sayoko Ninomiya
Votes: 238
63. Japanese Girls at the Harbor (1933)
72 min | Drama, Romance
Two schoolgirl friends drift apart when one of them falls for a handsome boy.
Director: Hiroshi Shimizu | Stars: Michiko Oikawa, Yukiko Inoue, Ureo Egawa, Ranko Sawa
Votes: 748
64. A Man Vanishes (1967)
130 min | Documentary, Drama
Plastics salesman Oshima disappeared without a word to anyone, and has been missing for two years. Shohei Imamura and his crew follow Oshima's fiancé Yoshie and actor Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as they investigate the disappearance.
Director: Shôhei Imamura | Stars: Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Yoshie Hayakawa, Shôhei Imamura
Votes: 833
65. The Fallen Angel (2010)
134 min | Drama
Born with a silver spoon in his life, the child is nonetheless lonely and a misfit. His mate recognizes the feelings and predicts that when grown up his friend will be a great artist and ... See full summary »
Director: Genjiro Arato | Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Yûsuke Iseya, Shinobu Terajima, Satomi Ishihara
Votes: 270
66. Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)
114 min | Comedy, Drama
Her childhood was hardly ideal as she was abandoned and grew up without parental love. She finds a home and a profession as a geisha who is particularly popular because she has that lucky ... See full summary »
Director: Jûzô Itami | Stars: Nobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Tsugawa, Hiroshi Ohkôchi, Ryûnosuke Kaneda
Votes: 333
67. Hot Spring Geisha (1968)
92 min | Drama
A look at the lives of a troupe of geishas working in a small seaside resort town. For the most part, their lives consist of greeting boatloads of oversexed businessmen and providing bawdy ... See full summary »
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Teruo Yoshida, Masumi Tachibana, Mie Hanabusa, Yukie Kagawa
Votes: 62
68. Inju, la bête dans l'ombre (2008)
105 min | Mystery, Thriller
The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer Shundei Oe, considered by him to be the ... See full summary »
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Benoît Magimel, Lika Minamoto, Gen Shimaoka, Ryo Ishibashi
Votes: 973
69. The Assassination of Ryoma (1974)
118 min | Action, Drama, History
The last three days in the life of Ryoma Sakamoto, an imperial loyalist who tried to unite the warring Choshu and Satsuma clans in order to overthrow the Shogunate.
Director: Kazuo Kuroki | Stars: Yoshio Harada, Renji Ishibashi, Rie Nakagawa, Yûsaku Matsuda
Votes: 187
70. Flowing (1956)
117 min | Drama
Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mothers trade in the late days of Geisha. But Otsuta ... See full summary »
Director: Mikio Naruse | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Isuzu Yamada, Hideko Takamine, Mariko Okada
Votes: 1,193
71. Yoshiwara (1937)
102 min | Drama, Romance
The film is set in Yoshiwara, the red-light district of Tokyo, in the nineteenth century. It depicts a love triangle between a high-class prostitute, a Russian naval officer and a rickshaw man.
Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: Pierre Richard-Willm, Sessue Hayakawa, Michiko Tanaka, Roland Toutain
Votes: 199
72. Tokyo Cowboy (1994)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
No Ogawa, a young Japanese man, loves American western movies. What little English he does know he learned from these movies. When he is fired from his latest job at a fast food restaurant,... See full summary »
Director: Kathy Garneau | Stars: Anna Ferguson, Sharon Heath, Christianne Hirt, Hiromoto Ida
Votes: 117
73. Madame Butterfly (1954)
114 min | Drama, Musical
A churlish American Navy officer deserts his Japanese geisha bride, then returns with a second white wife and demands custody of the geisha's biracial child.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Kaoru Yachigusa, Nicola Filacuridi, Michiko Tanaka, Ferdinando Lidonni
Votes: 46
74. Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips (1944)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs fights stereotyped Japanese during World War II.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 591
75. Onsen suppon geisha (1972)
84 min | Comedy, Drama
Natsuko is so good at using that super-strong vagina of hers that she can "service" guys to death. In the end, she's pitted against a sexual superman and a showdown ensues. There's also a ... See full summary »
Director: Norifumi Suzuki | Stars: Miki Sugimoto, Yôko Mihara, Emi Jô, Yasuko Matsui
Votes: 61
76. The Geisha House (1998)
113 min | Drama
Young Tokiko works at a geisha house as a maid, waiting for her maiko practice (apprenticeship of geisha) to begin. The movie depicts detailed lifestyle of geishas at that time, showing their rules, loves, beauties and humanities.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Maki Miyamoto, Sumiko Fuji, Kaho Minami, Mai Kitajima
Votes: 257
77. Madama Butterfly (1975 TV Movie)
146 min | Drama, Music
A young Japanese geisha clings to the belief that her arrangement with a visiting American naval officer is a loving and permanent marriage.
Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle | Stars: Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Christa Ludwig, Robert Kerns
Votes: 127
78. 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
79. Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
163 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Kôshirô Matsumoto, Shima Iwashita, Keiko Matsuzaka
Votes: 435
80. Madonna: Nothing Really Matters (1999 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Madonna becomes a geisha in the music video for the last single from the album 'Ray of Light'.
Director: Johan Renck | Star: Madonna
Votes: 223
81. Once Upon a Time (2008)
110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Set during the final days of the Japanese occupation of Korea, an adventurer and a jazz singer team up to steal a priceless diamond.
Director: Yong-ki Jeong | Stars: Lee Bo-young, Sung Dong-il, Kim Eung-soo, Jo Hie-bong
Votes: 331
82. Essas Deliciosas Mulheres (1979)
107 min | Romance
Jorge, owner of a successful photo studio, meets Cristina on a business trip to Campos do Jordão. Despite their mutual attraction, a series of misencounters in three different states of ... See full summary »
Director: Ary Fernandes | Stars: Paulo Ramos, Ana Maria Kreisler, Gloria Cristal, Claudio D'Oliani
Votes: 47
83. Yukemuri onsen geisha: Ozashiki de makura-gei (2015)
70 min | Comedy
Shizuku Yanagida (Ayaka Tomoda) and Tamami Hanada (Mai Miori), two geisha in Atami, have opposite personalities and stances as geisha, and are always fighting.
Director: Tetsuya Takehora | Stars: Ayaka Tomoda, Mai Miori, Riri Kôda, Misa Wada
84. Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
101 min | Drama
What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Kin has saved her money, and has become a wealthy money-lender, spending her days cold-heartedly collecting ... See full summary »
Director: Mikio Naruse | Stars: Haruko Sugimura, Ken Uehara, Sadako Sawamura, Chikako Hosokawa
Votes: 1,197
85. Geisha Assassin (2008)
78 min | Action, Drama
This story is set during the Edo ages in Japan. On a rainy night, Kotono confronts the samurais who have killed her father. The samurai attack her one by one, but she manages to withstand ... See full summary »
Director: Gô Ohara | Stars: Minami Tsukui, Shigeru Kanai, Nao Nagasawa, Taka Ôkubo
Votes: 639
86. Murder on D Street (2015)
114 min | Mystery
Director: Shoji Kubota | Stars: Ryûnosuke Kawai, Hôka Kinoshita, Yoshimasa Kondô, Kôta Kusano
Votes: 65
87. Greetings from Fukushima (2016)
108 min | Drama
A young German woman bonds with an elderly Japanese woman while touring the Fukushima region of Japan in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake.
Director: Doris Dörrie | Stars: Rosalie Thomass, Kaori Momoi, Nami Kamata, Moshe Cohen
Votes: 832
88. Earth Defense Widow (2014)
84 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A former geisha, widowed by the space monster Bemurasu, works as an ace pilot for the Earth Defense Troops. To save Planet Earth, she attacks Bemurasu, but whenever she does, she feels ecstasy. Can she save Planet Earth?
Director: Minoru Kawasaki | Stars: Nômaru Abe, Mark Chinnery, Mitsu Dan, Yûsuke Fukuda
Votes: 37
89. Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
104 min | Comedy, Romance
After the usual family fight, Tora leaves Shibamata and falls in love with a geisha from Osaka, who is struggling with her own problems. Tora tries to help her.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Keiko Matsuzaka, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 97
90. Samurai Rauni (2016)
80 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Villagers are afraid of Samurai Rauni Reposaarelainen, who keeps them on their toes every day. When someone places a bounty on Rauni's head, he goes after this mysterious person.
Director: Mika Rättö | Stars: Mika Rättö, Minna Norrgård, Reetta Turtiainen, Harri Sippola
Votes: 565
91. Man and Woman Behind the Fusuma Screen: Enduring Skin (1974)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Tatsumi Kumashiro | Stars: Junko Miyashita, Eimei Esumi, Naomi Oka, Moeko Ezawa
Votes: 33
92. Kiss of a Siren (2014)
8 min | Short, Music, Romance
Kiss of a Siren - is a fashion film sponsored by hair care brand NuMe.
Directors: Miguel Gauthier, Viktorija Pashuta | Stars: Izumi Bogen, Olga Chaplinskaya, Hanna Lena Christensen, Anna Christine
Votes: 23
93. Matsuchiyo - Life of a Geisha (2018)
69 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
The trials and tribulations of the ultimate Japanese cultural enigma that is - The Life of a Geisha.
Director: Ken Nishikawa | Stars: Chizuko Nishikawa, Ken Nishikawa, Mike 'in Tokyo' Rogers, Sheena Rogers
94. MUSASHI -Hikosan Memoirs
Short, Drama | Post-production
Seeking a quiet life after countless wars and more than 60 duels, recently discovered documents reveal Musashi returned to his place of birth haunted by the dying wish of his greatest rival... See full summary »
Director: Matt Taylor | Stars: Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Naohiro Hirano, Ariaki Takachiho, Jun Amanto
95. Pleasure at the Hot Spring (1981)
69 min | Comedy
Director: Atsushi Fujiura | Stars: Nami Misaki, Maiko Kazama, Kazuyo Ezaki, Naomi Hagio
Votes: 16
96. The Woman Who Buys the Local Newspaper (2016 TV Movie)
108 min | Crime, Mystery
Ryuji becomes suspicious when Yoshiko subscribes to a local newspaper which is serializing his novel and then suddenly cancels her subscription saying the novel has become boring. He investigates and finds a connection to a double suicide.
Director: Meiji Fujita | Stars: Asami Mizukawa, Ryôko Hirosue, Masakazu Tamura, Isao Hashizume
Votes: 23
97. Kôshoku ichidai otoko (1961)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
A mans' escapades concerning sex and love.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Tamao Nakamura, Michiko Ai
Votes: 169
98. Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground (1995)
59 min | Documentary
An exploration of underground Japanese counter-culture.
Directors: Anna Broinowski, Andrew Sully | Stars: The 5.6.7.8's, Masami Akita, Jet Boys, Sachiko Fujii
Votes: 33
99. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (2016 Video Game)
M | Adventure, History, War
A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Director: Dominik Abé | Stars: Joseph Capp, Alix Dunmore, Daniel Kendrick, Matt Littler
Votes: 219
100. WWE No Mercy (2004 TV Special)
TV-14 | 180 min | Action, Sport
John Bradshaw Layfield defends the WWE World Heavyweight Title against the Undertaker in a Last Ride match. John Cena looks to score the decisive victory in his Best of 5 series with Booker... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: John Layfield, Mark Calaway, Paul Wight, Kurt Angle
Votes: 214