Taisho Period Movies

  • 1963
    The Insect Woman

    The Insect Woman

    The Insect Woman

    7.41963HD

    A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle....

    The Insect Woman
  • 2014
    Sturm und Drang

    Sturm und Drang

    Sturm und Drang

    02014HD

    In the winter of 1922 (Taisho 11), a poet and social activist Nakahama Tetsu returned from a wandering journey to reunite with Furuta Daijiro and...

    Sturm und Drang
  • 1979
    Demon Pond

    Demon Pond

    Demon Pond

    6.41979HD

    When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a...

    Demon Pond
  • 1977
    Ballad of Orin

    Ballad of Orin

    Ballad of Orin

    7.11977HD

    A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her.

    Ballad of Orin
  • 1987
    There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

    There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

    There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

    61987HD

    Benio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her grandfather to a young officer named Shinobu Ijuin. Because...

    There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
  • 1991
    Yumeji

    Yumeji

    Yumeji

    6.41991HD

    Following the life of Japanese artist and poet Yumeji Takehisa through the imagining of an encounter with a beautiful widow with a dark past.

    Yumeji
  • 1974
    The Izu Dancer

    The Izu Dancer

    The Izu Dancer

    81974HD

    While vacationing in the Izu peninsula, a high school student Kawashima becomes intrigued by Kaoru, a pretty young dancer in a troupe of travelling...

    The Izu Dancer
  • 1954
    Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten

    Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten

    Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten

    01954HD

    Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten: Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie

    Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten
  • 2010
    The Fallen Angel

    The Fallen Angel

    The Fallen Angel

    6.52010HD

    The story of a young man who has felt since childhood utterly alien from others around him. Since that time he has learned to put on a face to hide...

    The Fallen Angel
  • 2025
    Yasuko, Songs of Days Past

    Yasuko, Songs of Days Past

    Yasuko, Songs of Days Past

    62025HD

    In the early 1920s, Yasuko, a budding actress, crosses paths with Chūya Nakahara, a young poet destined to be revered as a genius. Drawn to each...

    Yasuko, Songs of Days Past
  • 1948
    The Grand Master

    The Grand Master

    The Grand Master

    01948HD

    Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of...

    The Grand Master
  • 1954
    Dancing Girls of Izu

    Dancing Girls of Izu

    Dancing Girls of Izu

    01954HD

    A dancer girl in a touring company met a high school boy in a port town. The story is about their first love that is very touching and sorrowful. An...

    Dancing Girls of Izu
  • 1964
    The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

    7.21964HD

    After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life...

    The Scent of Incense
  • 1980
    Zigeunerweisen

    Zigeunerweisen

    Zigeunerweisen

    6.61980HD

    A surreal period film following a university professor and his eerie nomad friend as they go through loose romantic triangles and face death in...

    Zigeunerweisen
  • 1964
    The Flower and the Angry Waves

    The Flower and the Angry Waves

    The Flower and the Angry Waves

    6.91964HD

    A young yakuza in love with the girl who's to marry his clan oyabun, kidnaps the girl before fleeing with her. In Tokyo, he hides under the identity...

    The Flower and the Angry Waves
  • 1967
    The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

    The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

    The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

    01967HD

    A man who was released from prison wanders around the Kanto region and gets involved with the local yakuza.

    The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
  • 1960
    Her Brother

    Her Brother

    Her Brother

    6.91960HD

    Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between...

    Her Brother
  • 1962
    A Man With Dragon Tattoos

    A Man With Dragon Tattoos

    A Man With Dragon Tattoos

    01962HD

    In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth, dreams are instilled into the lives of many...

    A Man With Dragon Tattoos
  • 1963
    The Incorrigible

    The Incorrigible

    The Incorrigible

    6.31963HD

    Based on the loosely autobiographical novel of the same name by Toko Kon. Ken Yamanouchi stars as Togo Konno, the titular bastard.

    The Incorrigible
  • 1957
    On This Earth

    On This Earth

    On This Earth

    01957HD

    Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through...

    On This Earth