Glass-Hearted Johnny 1962

Joe Shishido is an ambitious bike racetrack tout who becomes inadvertently involved in a triangle with a vulnerable prostitute (Izumi Ashikawa) and her brutal yakuza pimp (George Ai).

A Secret Rendezvous 1959

After witnessing a murder, a married woman and a student agree not to meet and see each other out of fear of exposing their affair.

Disobedience 1958

A university student wants to avenge his sister from a businessman who abandoned her after leaving her pregnant. To do this, he decides to seduce the man’s sister to make him suffer the same fate.

Black River 1957

A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and sell the building through illicit means.

Times of Joy and Sorrow 1957

The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.

Fountainhead 1956

A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.

A Japanese Tragedy 1953

At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home. They gradually reject her in search of the material comforts that working as a maid cannot provide. The mother's despair becomes interminable.

Ushiwakamaru 1952

Fireworks Over the Sea 1951

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

The Good Fairy 1951

The wife of an elite government official left her husband, and a young journalist is sent to investigate the case. But his boss has a hidden agenda.

Battle of Roses 1950

A Japanese melodrama about three sisters, rival fashion companies, and attempted murder by overheated bathroom.

Crazy Uproar 1950

Also known as Crazy Uproar.

Scandal 1950

A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.

Broken Drum 1949

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in order to regain financial stability.

Late Spring 1949

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.

Apostasy 1948

In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.

The Portrait 1948

The mistress of a crook real estate broker comes to terms with her soulless existence after an artist paints her portrait.