Kyū Sazanka Movies
- 1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love8.0431959HD
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in...
- 1961
Yojimbo
Yojimbo8.11961HD
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the...
- 1963
High and Low
High and Low8.3321963HD
In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his servants son is kidnapped
- 1961
The End of Summer
The End of Summer7.51961HD
The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old...
- 1960
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well7.661960HD
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the...
- 1960
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs7.9091960HD
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful...
- 1964
Pale Flower
Pale Flower7.41964HD
A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young...
- 1959
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain7.61959HD
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of...
- 1963
When Women Lie
When Women Lie01963HD
Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...
- 1960
Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth6.6731960HD
A budding gangster enthralls a freeloading young woman, soon taking advantage of her knack for hitch-hiking to rob middle-class, middle-aged men.
- 1962
47 Ronin
47 Ronin7.31962HD
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their...
- 1956
I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You7.0771956HD
A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.
- 1959
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession6.2411959HD
A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the...
- 1964
Manji
Manji6.4581964HD
The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
- 1965
Hoodlum Soldier
Hoodlum Soldier7.31965HD
A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an...
- 1961
The Catch
The Catch6.31961HD
Towards the end of the Second World War, a downed U.S. pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions...
- 1966
Silence Has No Wings
Silence Has No Wings71966HD
Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by...
- 1959
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman01959HD
Kitagawa Utamaro is a famous ukiyo-e artist known for his paintings of beautiful women. The courtesan who became his model became even more popular....
- 1960
This Greedy Old Skin
This Greedy Old Skin01960HD
A kind of modern dress "Donzoko" "The Lower Depths", about slum life in Osaka, where a greedy widow (Mimasu) takes advantage of her poor roomers,...
- 1958
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Yaji and Kita on the Road01958HD
Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their...