Shin'yō Nara Movies

Japanese film from 1925.

The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by the American occupiers of Japan following World War...

A young man discovers that the woman who raised him is his stepmother. His stepbrother, who is unaware of the revelation, resents his mother for...

Japanese silent film directed by Yasujirô Shimazu, originally released as a two-part movie on December 11, 1931.

1963 Japanese movie

1945 Japanese movie

A man who works late hours at a deadening job lives together with his wife and his younger sister. The younger sister's a modern girl who's starting...

Early silent film from Hiroshi Shimizu.

Michiko gets pregnant after a rape. She marries a boring business partner of her father to avoid the shame. Later she meets the rapist again who is...

Weed with Flowers

A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.

Two people are fascinated by a sculptor's statue. The film is lost.

Japanese silent film from 1929.

Japanese silent film from 1930.

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.