Cast: Mayumi Kurata

Direction Masaki Kobayashi

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Michiyo Aratama · Kei Sato · Minoru Chiaki

Synopsis The Human Condition II: The Road to Eternity (1959) unfolds during the tumultuous period of the Second World War, where Kaji, a reluctant recruit, is compelled to serve in the Japanese army and is dispatched to Manchuria. In this foreign...

Direction Heinosuke Gosho

Cast Hiroko Kawasaki · Yasuko Miyazaki · Keiko Sawamura · Yoichi Numata

Direction Daisuke Itô

Cast Kazuo Hasegawa · Machiko Kyô · Isao Kimura · Emiko Aya

Synopsis The Woman and the Pirate (1959) follows the thrilling tale of a woman and a pirate, with Kyo Machiko and Hasegawa Kazuo delivering captivating performances in their respective title roles. This jidai-geki, or period drama, is set against the backdrop...

Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cast Eiji Funakoshi · Natsuko Kahara · Shintarô Katsu · Fujiko Yamamoto

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Ayako Wakao · Sô Yamamura · Jun Fujimaki · Frankie Sakai

Synopsis Onna wa nido umareru (1961) centers around Koen, a geisha navigating a complex web of relationships with multiple men simultaneously. Among her suitors is Tsutsui, a more mature individual who suggests a shift towards exclusivity, aiming to alter the dynamics...

Direction Tokuzo Tanaka

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Jiro Tamiya · Yaeko Mizutani · Tamao Nakamura

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Eiji Funakoshi · Machiko Kyô · Yaeko Mizutani · Nobuo Nakamura

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Kyôko Enami · Kyôko Kishida · Mayumi Kurata · Tanie Kitabayashi

Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cast Michiko Ai · Noriko Hodaka · Hiromi Ichida · Natsuko Kahara

Synopsis Blind Devotion (1961) is a poignant late romance film directed by the esteemed Kinugasa Teinosuke. The narrative unfolds as a heartfelt exploration of love and loss, delving into the complexities of human emotions. Set against a backdrop of traditional Japanese...

Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cast Machiko Kyô · Ganjiro Nakamura · Eiji Funakoshi · Natsuko Kahara

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Eiji Funakoshi · Kaneko Iwasaki · Kumeko Urabe · Michiko Ai

Direction Kon Ichikawa

Cast Fujiko Yamamoto · Keiko Kishi · Tamao Nakamura · Kyôko Kishida

Synopsis Ten Dark Women (1961) follows the story of Kaze, a married television producer with a notorious reputation for his numerous infidelities. He juggles nine mistresses simultaneously, each unaware of the others. However, his inability to commit and his indecisiveness eventually...

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Tamao Nakamura · Mieko Kondo · Matasaburo Niwa

Synopsis The Blind Menace (1960) follows the story of Suganoichi, a blind court masseur portrayed by Shintaro Katsu before his iconic role as Zatoichi. Born an outcast, Suganoichi discovers early on that exploiting others is the key to survival. As a...

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Ichirô Arishima · Junichirô Yamashiko · Kiyoshi Kinoshita · Eiko Taki

Direction Haruo Harada

Cast Junko Kano · Reiko Mizuki · Jun Fujimaki · Jun Negami

Synopsis Kuroi jukai (1960) follows the poignant journey of Sachiko, who is compelled to investigate the enigmatic circumstances surrounding her sister Nobuko's untimely demise. Nobuko, who was destined for Tohoku, met her end in a tragic car accident in Hamamatsu. Driven...

Direction Shigeo Tanaka

Cast Eiji Funakoshi · Tatsuo Hanabu · Yuzo Hayakawa · Hikaru Hoshi

Synopsis Kyohansha (1958) is a cinematic adaptation that draws inspiration from the concise yet impactful short story penned by Seichō Matsumoto. The narrative unfolds in a post-World War II Japan, focusing on a group of individuals who are grappling with the...

Direction Kôzaburô Yoshimura

Cast Tatsuo Hanabu · Yuzo Hayakawa · Chikako Hosokawa · Jutaru Hojo

Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cast Mayumi Kurata · Raizô Ichikawa · Natsuko Kahara · Eitarô Ozawa

Synopsis The Song Lantern (1960) is a poignant Japanese film that serves as a remake of the 1943 classic directed by Naruse Mikio. The story revolves around a young woman who, after being abandoned by her lover, finds solace in the...

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Yasuko Kawakami · Yûko Mochizuki · Keiko Fujita · Yuko Yashio

Direction Koji Shima

Cast Masayo Banri · Mitsuko Han'ya · Hiroko Hanai · Gen Harada

Synopsis Onna mekura monogatari (1965) follows the journey of a young woman named Tsuruko who, at the tender age of sixteen, loses her sight due to an illness. Faced with this challenge, she embarks on a new path as a massage...