Directed byKihachi Okamoto GenresDrama, War, Historical ThemesPolitical films ActorsSeiji Miyaguchi, Susumu Fujita, Yoshio Kosugi, Chishū Ryū, Takashi Shimura, Daisuke Katō Roles General Shigeru Hasunuma - Chief Military Aide to the Emperor Rating76% Après la détonation des bombes atomiques sur Hiroshima et Nagasaki, l'armée japonaise et le gouvernement se sont opposés à la demande des Alliés de se rendre sans condition. Le ministre de l'armée Anami conduit les officiers militaires qui se proposent de se battre, même à la mort de tous les citoyens japonais. L'empereur Hirohito, cependant, se joint à ses ministres pour demander l'impensable, la reddition pacifique du Japon. Lorsque les militaires complotent pour renverser le gouvernement civil de l'Empereur, Anami doit faire face au choix entre ses désirs et sa loyauté envers son Empereur.
, 1h29 Directed bySeijun Suzuki OriginJapon GenresDrama, Thriller, Action, Crime ThemesMafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films ActorsTetsuya Watari (渡 哲也), Hideaki Nitani, Chieko Matsubara, Ryūji Kita Roles Kurata Rating70% Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo is a member of a recently deactivated Yakuza gang. His boss, to whom he holds absolute loyalty, Kurata, has given up the life of crime for himself and his syndicate. Otsuka, a rival gang boss, attempts to recruit Tetsu into his organization, but is turned down. After failing, Otsuka sends an assassin to neutralize Tetsu, fearing he will interfere with a real estate scam. Looking to profit from the scheme himself and fearing that his group is threatened by his presence, Kurata asks Tetsu to leave and live the life of a drifter.
, 1h53 Directed byYasujirō Ozu OriginJapon GenresDrama ThemesFilms about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs ActorsChishū Ryū, Shima Iwashita, Mariko Okada, Keiji Sada, Nobuo Nakamura, Kuniko Miyake Roles Tamako Rating79% Shūhei Hirayama (Chishū Ryū) is an ageing widower with a 32-year-old married son, Kōichi (Keiji Sada), and two unmarried children: 24-year-old daughter Michiko (Shima Iwashita) and a 21-year-old son Kazuo (Shin'ichirō Mikami). The ages of the children, and what they respectively remember about their mother, suggest that she died just before the end of the war, perhaps in the bombing of Tokyo in 1944-45. Since his marriage, Kōichi has moved out to live with his wife in a small flat, leaving Hirayama and Kazuo to be looked after by Michiko.
, 2h8 Directed byYasujirō Ozu OriginJapon GenresDrama, Comedy ActorsSetsuko Hara, Ryō Ikebe, Mariko Okada, Yōko Tsukasa, Chishū Ryū, Keiji Sada Roles Seiichiro Hirayama Rating78% Three middle-aged friends and former college mates – Mamiya (Shin Saburi), Taguchi (Nobuo Nakamura) and Hirayama (Ryuji Kita) – meet up for the 7th memorial service of a late college friend, Miwa. Miwa's widow Akiko (Setsuko Hara) and 24-year-old daughter Ayako (Yoko Tsukasa) are also present. The three friends remark amongst themselves how good Akiko looks despite being in her forties.
, 1h49 Directed byTomu Uchida OriginJapon GenresDrama, Historical ThemesFilms about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films ActorsChiezō Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Yaeko Mizutani, Minoru Chiaki, Sadako Sawamura, Fumiko Okamura Rating74% Jirozaemon est un riche et honnête fabricant de soie qui avait été abandonné à la naissance par une famille inconnue mais sans doute aisée. Il est affecté d'une cicatrice au visage dont l'extrême laideur fait fuir les femmes. Comme il souhaite une épouse coûte que coûte, des clients lui arrangent des rencontres : en vain. Ils décident un jour de distraire le malheureux en l'emmenant à Yoshiwara, le quartier des plaisirs de Edo (ancien nom de Tokyo). Là-bas, même les geishas ne veulent pas lui tenir compagnie. Seule Tamatsuru, une prostituée de bas-étage sortant de prison et décidée à monter dans la hiérarchie sociale, accepte la compagnie du « monstre ». Celui-ci s'en émeut. Elle lui promet le mariage s'il l'aide à devenir « première courtisane ». Jirozaemon se ruine pour elle, à un moment où son entreprise traverse une mauvaise passe, avant de réaliser que le tout Yoshiwara s'est moqué de lui.
, 1h58 Directed byYasujirō Ozu OriginJapon GenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy-drama ActorsShin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiko Kuga, Ineko Arima, Keiji Sada, Chishū Ryū Roles Heinosuke Horie Rating77% Wataru Hirayama (Shin Saburi) is a wealthy Tokyo businessman who acts as a go-between for couples seeking marriages. When an old schoolmate Mikami (Chishū Ryū) approaches him for help concerning his daughter Fumiko (Yoshiko Kuga), who has run off owing to a conflict with her father, he agrees. Finding her in a bar where she now works, he listens to her side of the story. Fumiko complains that her father is stubborn, insisting on arranging her marriage, whereas she has now fallen in love with a musician and is adamant to lead life her own way.