The Perfect Education (1999)
A middle aged man kidnaps a high school girl with the intention of training her to be the perfect partner
Edo Porn (1981)
The famous woodblock artist Hokusai 1760 1849, a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin
Hachi: A Dogs Tale (2009)
A college professor bonds with an abandoned dog he takes into his home
Hachiko monogatari (1987)
The true story about a dogs loyalty to its master, even after his death
Swastika (1964)
A childless housewife falls in love with a beautiful model
Irezumi (1966)
A seductive woman gets kidnapped into prostitution After getting a spider tattoo made on her back, she grows vengeful, leaving several men in her path
The Naked Island (1960)
A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops
Fukuro (2003)
A mother and daughter living alone in a small village in deep Japan manage to get out of poverty seducing men, who offer their sexual services and then poisoned with a drink similar to sake
Konketsuji Rika (1972)
First film of a trilogy following the dramatic life of Rika, a half Japanesehalf American woman who becomes the tough as nails leader of an all girl crime gang
Black Cat (1968)
Two women are raped and killed by samurai soldiers Soon they reappear as vengeful ghosts who seduce and brutally murder the passing samurai
Rica 2: Lonely Wanderer (1973)
Rica wanting a new start leaves her friends and past life behind or at least that is what she thinks as trouble always seems to find her She looks into a ship that exploded and all
Onibaba (1964)
Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask
By Player (2000)
Film inspired by the life of Japanese actor Taiji Tonoyama, with whom Kaneto Shindo had worked on many occasions, with the help of archive images and fragments of the most famous films of
Actress (1987)
The life of Kinuyo Tanaka, who has played in many Kenji Mizoguchis films
Anjôke no butôkai (1947)
After Japans loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life They hold one last ball at the house before leaving The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves for
Kujira gami (1962)
A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it A Japanese variation of the Moby Dick story
A Last Note (1995)
Yoko is a famous actress who goes to a mountain chalet for a few days rest There, she learns a secret from her companion Toyoko
Fighting Elegy (1966)
During the 1930s, a teenager yearns for a Catholic girl, whose only desire is to reform his sinful tendencies Hormones raging, the young man channels his unsatisfied lust into the only outlet available savage, crazed violence
The Graceful Brute (1962)
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
One womans search to find the truth about her husbands death in World War II