Akira Kurosawa was arguably the most important Japanese filmmaker who ever lived; he was certainly among the most revered and...
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2001
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1985
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This drama is based on Kawabata's Nobel Prize-winning autobiographical novel about the two loves of his father and about the...
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1969
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Mrs. Okuyama
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1966
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The Daphne refers to Hariko Sugimura, a widow with four daughters. Two of the girls still live at home; the other two are...
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1st Daughter
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1966
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In this Japanese historical epic, set 230 B.C. China, a tyrannical conqueror tries to bring all of China's warring tribes...
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1965
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An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual...
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Yashas Nandabala
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1961
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1960
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Although shown at Japan House in 1981, Bonchi was first released in Japan in 1960 as an attack, with and without humor, on...
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1960
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This 1959 Ozu production centers on the likable but fallible leader of an itinerant acting troupe ("floating weeds" being the...
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Sumiko
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1959
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Several cinematic variations on Junichiro Tanizaki's novel about jealousy, voyeurism, and sexual arousal began with this...
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Ikuko Kenmochi
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1959
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1959
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A timeless tale of honor and revenge, The Loyal 47 Ronin tells the true story of a loyal group of samurai who plot revenge...
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1958
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1957
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Kenji Mizoguchi's final film was on one of his favorite subjects: prostitutes. After a spate of universally lauded period...
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Mickey
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1956
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Marlon Brando went out on yet another creative limb when he insisted upon playing sly, philosophical Okinawan interpreter...
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Lotus Blossom
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1956
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Princess Yang
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1955
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Presented in a manner as eerie as it is heartbreaking, this film is a gorgeous supernatural fable about the folly of men with...
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Lady Wakasa
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1953
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1953
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Originally released as Jigokumen, Gate of Hell was one of the most popular Japanese imports of the 1954-55 American film...
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Lady Kesa
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1953
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Many of the production personnel responsible for the Japanese classic Rashomon also worked on Bizyo to Tozoka. Released in...
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1952
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Genji Monogatori (A Tale of Genji) was another copacetic collaboration between Japanese director Kosaburo Yoshimura and...
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Awaji
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1952
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This landmark film is a brilliant exploration of truth and human weakness. It opens with a priest, a woodcutter, and a...
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Masago, the Wife
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1951
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