Akira Ishihama

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Hara-Kiri
8.6

Hara-Kiri

Peace in 17th-century Japan causes the Shogunate’s breakup of warrior clans, throwing thousands of samurai out of work and into poverty. An ...
Mother Country
7.4

Mother Country

Apr. 29, 1962

Mother Country

In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife Kishimo and Sumi, a young woman ready to get ...
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
7.0

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

This drama of middle-class life in postwar Japan tells the story lower-middle-class workers in the city of Kawasaki, and their troubles and ...
Elegy of the North
6.9

Elegy of the North

Sep. 01, 1957

Elegy of the North

A sensitive young woman aged 22 fell in love with a middle aged man who was troubled by his unfaithful wife. Release: Banka 1957 General: avi | ...
The Rose on His Arm
6.6

The Rose on His Arm

Nov. 14, 1956

The Rose on His Arm

Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza. Release: The Rose on ...
The Tattered Wings
6.6

The Tattered Wings

Aug. 10, 1955

The Tattered Wings

A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she’s seen with her intense, ...
Boyhood
6.7

Boyhood

May. 12, 1951

Boyhood

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community. Release: Boyhood 1951 JAPANESE ENSUBBED WEBRip x264-VXT ...
Farewell to Spring
6.4

Farewell to Spring

Apr. 28, 1959

Farewell to Spring

Longtime friends reunite only to find out that their bonds are not as strong as they thought they were. Release: Farewell to Spring 1959 ...
The Snow Woman
7.1

The Snow Woman

Apr. 20, 1968

The Snow Woman

A master sculptor and his apprentice are trapped in a bad snow storm after finding a special tree for carving a statue for the local temple. ...
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.5

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

A Japanese pacifist and socialist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise ...
Youth of the Son
6.3

Youth of the Son

Jun. 25, 1952

Youth of the Son

The story of a father and two teenaged sons, and the rivalry between the two siblings as they begin to discover the attraction of girls. Release: ...
Sincere Heart
6.9

Sincere Heart

Jan. 29, 1953

Sincere Heart

A young student falls into a hopeless romantic attraction to an invalid girl whom he can only see from afar. Release: Sincerity 1953 General: mkv ...
Day-Dream
6.3

Day-Dream

Dec. 04, 1964

Day-Dream

While under sedation in a dentist’s office, a young art student has sex fantasies about naked women, vampires and a beautiful patient he ...
Immortal Love
7.3

Immortal Love

Sep. 16, 1961

Immortal Love

The year is 1932, and a woman, whose tenant-farmer fiancé is fighting in China, is raped by the landowner’s son (Nakadai), who has returned ...
Black Snow
6.4

Black Snow

Jun. 09, 1965

Black Snow

Black Snow tells the tale of a disturbed young man who, after spying on his mother with a black serviceman, finds himself unable to attain sexual ...