Kumi Mizuno

愛と炎と

Eizo Sugawa

Tatsuya Mihashi, Yôko Tsukasa

An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during the Pacific War. Matters are complicated further when he falls in love with the soldier's younger sister (Tsukasa).

上役・下役・ご同役

Ishirō Honda

Daisuke Katō, Akira Kubo

An Ishiro Honda film.

47 Ronin

Hiroshi Inagaki

Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura

The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (becoming ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Kōzuke no suke. The ronin avenged their master's honor after patiently waiting and planning for over a year to kill Kira. In turn, the ronin were themselves forced to commit seppuku for committing the crime of murder.

鰯雲

Mikio Naruse

Chikage Awashima, Yôko Tsukasa

A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns out to be married and won't leave his wife. Her older brother tries to marry off his children and hang on to/ extend his farm through an advantageous marriage in the face of threatened land confiscation and the desire of his children to get comfortable urban jobs instead of the backbreaking work in the paddy fields under parental control.

私は貝になりたい

Shinobu Hashimoto

Frankie Sakai, Michiyo Aratama

On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder.

The Other Woman

Mikio Naruse

Hideko Takamine, Chikage Awashima

In "The Other Woman" the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have come to regard as their racy and slightly disreputable Ginza aunt is really their mother.

コタンの口笛

Mikio Naruse

Ken Yamauchi, Ryoko Koda

The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state.

Gambler's Legacy

Shigehiro Ozawa

Koji Tsuruta, Tomisaburō Wakayama

A yakuza member embarks on a trail of revenge for his murdered boss. Senzo, the successor of the Mita Family, searches for the man bearing a tattoo of a dragon who is said to be responsible for the death of their former leader.

Operation Sewer Rats

Kihachi Okamoto

Yûzô Kayama, Makoto Satō

Во время Второй мировой войны японская армия терпит большой урон из-за китайских партизан. Рядовой Хаяси едет на новое место службы и по пути знакомится с Бякко — хитрым японским военным, возглавляющим отряд китайцев, перешедших на сторону Японии. Главный соперник Бякко — предводитель китайского партизанского движения Мусо. Помимо Хаяси на линию фронта приезжает сын японского генерала, молодой и неопытный офицер Сэки, который во время первого же задания попадает в плен. Бякко получает приказ — отыскать юношу и доставить его в штаб... Сюжет фильма «Операция "Крыса"» основан на реальных событиях.

国際秘密警察　指令第８号

Toshio Sugie

Tatsuya Mihashi, Makoto Satō

Agent Jiro Kitami attempts to stop a smuggling ring from shipping arms to Vietcong guerrillas.

インターミッション

Naofumi Higuchi

Kumiko Akiyoshi, Bin Furuya

A unique black comedy set in Ginza Cinepathos, a long-established movie theater that closes at the end of March 2013 while being familiar to movie fans with its retro appearance and unique lineup. Unique guests visiting the theater draw a human pattern during breaks.

わが青春のイレブン

Yasuo Furuhata

Toshiyuki Nagashima, Tomoko Saitō

Soccer movie.

Yuki Onna

Kiki Sugino

Kiki Sugino, Munetaka Aoki

One snowy night, in a mountain hut, Minokichi, a hunter, sees a snow woman killing his mentor Mosaku. “Should you tell anyone, I will take your life” she says, then drifts off. A year later, Minokichi meets and marries a beauty named Yuki. She bears him a daughter, Ume. 14 years pass and Ume blossoms into a radiant lady who befriends the sickly Mikio, the village leader’s son and Mosaku’s distant relative. Mikio soon dies in the same hut as Mosaku, with his body showing the same frostbite scars. Minokichi is reminded of that horrid night, and wonders what it was that he saw, and who Yuki really is.

若い娘たち

Kihachi Okamoto

Izumi Yukimura, Rumiko Sasa

戦国野郎

Kihachi Okamoto

Yûzô Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi

A brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful clan after he learns that his employers have been smuggling arms to the enemy. The remaining samurai try in vain to coerce him back, but their efforts are thwarted by crooked warriors who launch an attack...

ゴジラとヒロイン

Takeshi Yagi

Muga Tsukaji, Megumi Han

An NHK documentary about the talented actresses who have portrayed the beautiful, intelligent and resourceful heroines of the long running series. Features interviews with Kumi Mizuno, Keiko Mari, Yumiko Shaku, and Megumi Odaka. Also featured are never before seen 8mm home movies shot by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka on the sets of classic Toho films.