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1. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama
A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami, Junya Fukuda
Votes: 13,867 | Gross: $0.44M
2. The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
After his father dies, a disturbed young boy plots to take revenge on the new man in his mother's life.
Director: Lewis John Carlino | Stars: Sarah Miles, Kris Kristofferson, Jonathan Kahn, Margo Cunningham
Votes: 1,652
3. The School of Flesh (1998)
R | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Fashion executive Dominique's obsession for Quentin, a young bisexual hustler, fills her desire for physical love but leaves her taxed emotionally. Twists and turns in the relationship, ... See full summary »
Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Martinez, Vincent Lindon, Marthe Keller
Votes: 1,578 | Gross: $0.40M
4. Television Theater (1953– )
Drama
Series of television plays.
Stars: Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Globisz, Krystyna Janda, Jan Englert
Votes: 92
5. Hitokiri (1969)
140 min | Action, Biography, Drama
A destitute ronin allies himself with an established clan, but its ruthless leader tries to turn him into a mindless killer.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yukio Mishima, Yûjirô Ishihara
Votes: 1,230
6. Patriotism (1966)
Not Rated | 30 min | Drama, Short
A Noh dramatization of the suicides of Lt. Shinji Takeyama and his wife Reiko. After participating in a failed 1936 coup and being ordered to execute his friends, he bids his wife an intimate farewell and commits harakiri.
Director: Yukio Mishima | Stars: Yukio Mishima, Yoshiko Tsuruoka
Votes: 2,044
7. Ken (1964)
94 min | Drama
Kokubu Jiro is the captain of his university's Kendo team. Often standoffish, mild, stoic and minimalist, Kokubu is a mystery to those who know him. Kagawa wants to understand Kokubu, but ... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Yûsuke Kawazu, Hisaya Morishige, Akio Hasegawa
Votes: 356
8. Black Lizard (1968)
86 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Japanese sixties comedy featuring a cunning female jewel thief named Black Lizard who tries to kidnap Sanaye, a wealthy jeweler's beautiful daughter as part of a plot to steal the jeweler's... See full summary »
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Akihiro Miwa, Isao Kimura, Kikko Matsuoka, Jun Usami
Votes: 655
9. TV teatar (1956– )
Drama
Live transmissions of theater plays.
Stars: Mihailo 'Misa' Janketic, Svetlana Bojkovic, Predrag Ejdus, Miodrag Radovanovic
Votes: 16
10. Conflagration (1958)
99 min | Drama
Goichi Mizoguchi, an aspiring Buddhist monk who became involved in the temple that was owned by his father, through a series of flashbacks, framed as a police interrogation, Mizoguchi ... See full summary »
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Raizô Ichikawa, Ganjirô Nakamura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôichi Funaki
Votes: 949
11. Thirst for Love (1966)
98 min | Drama
Etsuko, after her husbands death, moves in with her in-laws. With ambivalence, she finds herself sexually involved with her father-in-law. She then finds herself desiring young gardener Saburo, who has a relationship with the maid Miyo.
Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara | Stars: Nobuo Nakamura, Ruriko Asaoka, Akira Yamanouchi, Yûko Kusunoki
Votes: 428
12. Madame de Sade (1992 TV Movie)
105 min | History
Ingmar Bergman's staging at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm. While the Marquis De Sade is in prison on charges of crimes of gross perversion, his faithful wife Renee awaits him. ... See full summary »
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Stina Ekblad, Anita Björk, Marie Richardson, Margaretha Byström
Votes: 255
13. Afraid to Die (1960)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Crime
Takeo is a young yakuza who renounces his former criminal activities after being released from prison. But sometimes escaping the past is not so easy.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Yukio Mishima, Ayako Wakao, Eiji Funakoshi, Takashi Shimura
Votes: 632
14. Haru no yuki (2005)
150 min | Drama, History, Romance
Early 20th century Japan. Kiyoaki Matsugae, a young aristocrat falls in love with a girl he grew up with; Satoko Ayakura, who is to be married to a prince of the royal family.
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yûko Takeuchi, Sôsuke Takaoka, Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Votes: 351
15. Kinkakuji (1976)
109 min | Drama
"Temple of the Golden Pavillion" - About the psychological decline of a novice Buddhist monk. After the death of his father, the stammering Goichi Mizoguchi seeks succour and loftier ... See full summary »
Director: Yôichi Takabayashi | Stars: Saburô Shinoda, Toshio Shiba, Katsuhiko Yokomitsu, Yoshie Shimamura
Votes: 67
16. The Music (1972)
104 min | Drama
A young woman undergoes psychiatric treatment after she no longer hears music and develops sexual hang-ups.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Noriko Kurosawa, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Chôei Takahashi, Kôji Moritsugu
Votes: 153
17. Shiosai (1964)
82 min | Drama, Romance
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about ... See full summary »
Director: Kenjirô Morinaga | Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Mitsuo Hamada, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Kenjirô Ishiyama
Votes: 37
18. Mishima: The Last Debate (2020)
108 min | Documentary
One of Japan's most important 20th century literary figures, nominated for the Nobel Prize,, and as an unrepentant Japanese nationalist who wanted the powers of the Emperor to be restored.
Director: Keisuke Toyoshima | Stars: Yukio Mishima, Masahiko Akuta, Osamu Kimura
Votes: 272
19. Shiosai (1954)
96 min | Drama, Romance
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about ... See full summary »
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi | Stars: Akira Kubo, Sadako Sawamura, Minoru Takashima, Kyôko Aoyama
Votes: 38
20. A Beautiful Star (2017)
127 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
It portrays a family on Earth who come to believe that they are actually from other planets all of a sudden. They try so hard to save the endangered planet Earth but things get crazy on the way.
Director: Daihachi Yoshida | Stars: Lily Franky, Kazuya Kamenashi, Ai Hashimoto, Tomoko Nakajima
Votes: 257
21. Kuro tokage (1962)
101 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
A jeweler hires detective Akechi to find his daughter kidnapped by a famous thief known as the Black Lizard.
Director: Umetsugu Inoue | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Minoru Ôki, Junko Kanô, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Votes: 257
22. Life for Sale (2018)
Mystery
From a life insurance salesman, Yamada Hanio changed occupations to work at an advertising agency as a copywriter. He had a good background, salary which others probably envied. But one day... See full summary »
Stars: Aoi Nakamura, You, Hiromasa Taguchi, Oshiro Maeda
23. Black Rose (1969)
90 min | Drama
When the enigmatic woman Ryoko (played by Mishima-discovered female impersonator Akihiro Miwa) arrives at the Black Rose Mansion to perform, not only do the gentleman patrons seem smitten ... See full summary »
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Akihiro Miwa, Eitarô Ozawa, Masakazu Tamura, Ayako Hôshô
Votes: 250
24. Rokumeikan (2008 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Director: Meiji Fujita | Stars: Yumi Asô, Sam De Belder, Dennis Falt, Tomoko Fujita
Votes: 21
25. Ojôsan (1961)
79 min
Director: Tarô Yuge | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe, Jirô Tamiya
Votes: 11
26. Natsuko's Adventure in Hokkaido (1953)
95 min | Drama
Born to a prestigious family, Natsuko is not impressed by any one of her suitors. Determined to spend her life serving god, she sets off to a convent in Hokkaido and meets a young bear-hunter with whom she begins an adventure.
Director: Noboru Nakamura | Stars: Keiko Awaji, Chieko Higashiyama, Ichirô Izawa, Yôko Katsuragi
27. Shiosai (1975)
93 min | Drama, Romance
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about ... See full summary »
Director: Katsumi Nishikawa | Stars: Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Ichirô Arishima, Keiko Tsushima
Votes: 64
28. Nagasugita haru (1957)
99 min
Director: Shigeo Tanaka | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Eiji Funakoshi, Yûzô Hayakawa
29. Contrasts (1967–1969)
Music
Stars: Yehudi Menuhin, Oliver Ford Davies, Alan Dobie, Timothy Bateson
31. Small World (1958–1960)
30 min | Talk-Show
Emmy nominated discussion series which presented a filmed, intercontinental conversation that linked moderator Edward R. Murrow in New York with three internationally known figures located ... See full summary »
Stars: Edward R. Murrow, Malcolm Muggeridge, Bertrand Russell, Norman Birkett
Votes: 17
32. À la vitrine du libraire (1963–1968)
Talk-Show
Stars: Georges Bortoli, Jean Prasteau, Georges Brassens, George Steiner
33. Nikutai no gakko (1965)
92 min | Drama
Director: Ryô Kinoshita | Stars: Kyôko Kishida, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yuki Nakagawa, Sô Yamamura
Votes: 13
34. Junpaku no yoru (1951)
106 min | Drama
A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the psychology of their marriage with elegant and a controversial touch. Love, art and suffering until the tragic and absurd ending.
Director: Hideo Ôba | Stars: Shûichi Doki, Seizaburô Kawazu, Michiyo Kogure, Yukio Mishima
35. Hanjo (1964 TV Movie)
50 min
Directors: Jyri Schreck, Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Eija-Elina Bergholm, Pirkko Peltonen, Jarmo Alonen, Tuomas Anhava
36. Shiosai (1971)
88 min | Drama, Romance
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about ... See full summary »
Director: Shirô Moritani | Stars: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Midori Kiuchi, Miki Odagiri, Susumu Fujita
37. Todai (1959)
64 min | Drama
Director: Hideo Suzuki | Stars: Tomoko Fumino, Takehiko Hayashi, Seizaburô Kawazu, Shin Kitajima
38. Shiosai (1985)
101 min | Drama, Romance
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about ... See full summary »
Director: Tsugunobu Kotani | Stars: Chiemi Hori, Shingo Tsurumi, Hitomi Takahashi, Takayuki Godai
Votes: 8
39. The Execution of Love (1983)
Director: Masayoshi Nogami | Stars: Heisuke Miki, Hajime Ishigami, Makoto Itagaki, Miyoko Yamamoto
40. Doyô danwashitsu (1964–1967)
20 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Hiroshi Hatsumi, Masashi Miyaji, Seiroku Noma, Kaii Higashiyama
41. Kemono no tawamure (1964)
94 min
Director: Sôkichi Tomimoto | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Seizaburô Kawazu, Takao Itô, Masao Mishima
Votes: 9
42. Das Traumkissen (1967 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Director: Frank Guthke | Stars: Jörg Marquardt, Irmgard Först, Werner Völger, Iris Wachalowsky
43. Nippon sei (1953)
97 min | Drama
Director: Kôji Shima | Stars: Keiko Arishima, Machiko Hamaji, Katsue Hidaka, Mitsuko Kimura
44. Fudôtoku kyôiku kôza (1959)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
Debauchee pretends to be a high-ranking official and tries to take advantage of that position to live his life as he pleases.
Director: Katsumi Nishikawa | Stars: Shirô Ôsaka, Kinzô Shin, Hiroyuki Nagato, Mayumi Kiyokawa
Votes: 10
45. The Hall of the Crying Deer (1986)
125 min | Drama
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Ruriko Asaoka, Kôji Ishizaka, Bunta Sugawara, Kiichi Nakai
Votes: 14
46. Die hundertste Nacht (1966 TV Movie)
95 min | Crime
Director: Frank Guthke | Stars: Dorit Amann, Irmgard Först, Curt Bois, Friedrich Schütter
47. A Marquesa de Sade (1984 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Stars: António Cruz, João D'Ávila, José Jorge Duarte, Juvenal Garcez
48. Fukuzatsu na kare (1966)
90 min | Drama
Director: Kôji Shima | Stars: Jirô Tamiya, Mariko Kô, Shûji Sano, Edith Hanson
49. Bitoku no yoromeki (1957)
96 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Kô Nakahira | Stars: Yumeji Tsukioka, Rentarô Mikuni, Ryôji Hayama, Shinsuke Ashida
Votes: 20
50. Sóhajok (2005)
50 min | Drama
Director: Iván Kamarás | Stars: Emese Vasvári, Kata Péter, Iván Kamarás