Shin'yō Nara Movies

  • 1942
    There Was a Father

    There Was a Father

    There Was a Father

    71942HD

    Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

    There Was a Father
  • 1956
    The Rose on His Arm

    The Rose on His Arm

    The Rose on His Arm

    5.81956HD

    Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.

    The Rose on His Arm
  • 1955
    The Dawn of Judo

    The Dawn of Judo

    The Dawn of Judo

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    The Dawn of Judo
  • 1957
    悪魔の顔

    悪魔の顔

    悪魔の顔

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    悪魔の顔
  • 1951
    母恋草

    母恋草

    母恋草

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    母恋草
  • 1933
    Woman of Tokyo

    Woman of Tokyo

    Woman of Tokyo

    6.81933HD

    Ryoichi and Chikako, brother and sister, live together. Chikako toils during the day and, at night, prostitutes herself to fund his college tuition.

    Woman of Tokyo
  • 1947
    The Ball at the Anjo House

    The Ball at the Anjo House

    The Ball at the Anjo House

    6.71947HD

    After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the...

    The Ball at the Anjo House
  • 1934
    A Mother Should Be Loved

    A Mother Should Be Loved

    A Mother Should Be Loved

    61934HD

    A young man discovers that the woman who raised him is his stepmother. His stepbrother, who is unaware of the revelation, resents his mother for...

    A Mother Should Be Loved
  • 1932
    No Blood Relation

    No Blood Relation

    No Blood Relation

    7.11932HD

    An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she...

    No Blood Relation
  • 1964
    Crimson Dream

    Crimson Dream

    Crimson Dream

    3.21964HD

    Tetsuji Takechi's third film is based on two short stories by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. The film depicts the lurid and violently erotic dreams of a...

    Crimson Dream
  • 1939
    Spring Thunder

    Spring Thunder

    Spring Thunder

    01939HD

    Eiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at singing, and lived her life playing around with her...

    Spring Thunder
  • 1946
    Victory of Women

    Victory of Women

    Victory of Women

    6.51946HD

    Representing a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a conservative prosecutor of the benefits of Japan's...

    Victory of Women
  • 1933
    Sôbô

    Sôbô

    Sôbô

    01933HD

    Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

    Sôbô
  • 1931
    The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman

    The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman

    The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman

    01931HD

    Two people are fascinated by a sculptor's statue. The film is lost.

    The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
  • 1932
    Rikugun Daikoshin

    Rikugun Daikoshin

    Rikugun Daikoshin

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    Rikugun Daikoshin
  • 1947
    Thirteen Eyes

    Thirteen Eyes

    Thirteen Eyes

    01947HD

    Second film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

    Thirteen Eyes
  • 1950
    Street of Violence

    Street of Violence

    Street of Violence

    6.51950HD

    An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

    Street of Violence
  • 1932
    Until the Day We Meet Again

    Until the Day We Meet Again

    Until the Day We Meet Again

    7.51932HD

    A young man falls in love with a prostitute and is disowned by his family. He is then drafted, and heads off to war. Script exists - considered to be...

    Until the Day We Meet Again
  • 1939
    A Brother and His Younger Sister

    A Brother and His Younger Sister

    A Brother and His Younger Sister

    5.61939HD

    A man who works late hours at a deadening job lives together with his wife and his younger sister. The younger sister's a modern girl who's starting...

    A Brother and His Younger Sister
  • 1941
    Introspection Tower

    Introspection Tower

    Introspection Tower

    6.71941HD

    A reformatory in the remote countryside houses 200 delinquents and problem children. The teachers and caretakers face much trouble. The school is...

    Introspection Tower