Movies

  • 1985
    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    7.81985HD

    A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of...

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
  • 1983
    The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama

    7.4631983HD

    In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should...

    The Ballad of Narayama
  • 1980
    Virus

    Virus

    Virus

    6.31980HD

    Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the...

    Virus
  • 1979
    Vengeance Is Mine

    Vengeance Is Mine

    Vengeance Is Mine

    7.51979HD

    A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

    Vengeance Is Mine
  • 1995
    The Pillow Book

    The Pillow Book

    The Pillow Book

    6.4051995HD

    A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.

    The Pillow Book
  • 1981
    Edo Porn

    Edo Porn

    Edo Porn

    6.11981HD

    The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend...

    Edo Porn
  • 2006
    Love and Honor

    Love and Honor

    Love and Honor

    7.42006HD

    A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.

    Love and Honor
  • 2002
    11’09”01—September 11

    11’09”01—September 11

    11’09”01—September 11

    6.52002HD

    Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine seconds, and one frame of film in length –...

    11’09”01—September 11
  • 1981
    Samurai Reincarnation

    Samurai Reincarnation

    Samurai Reincarnation

    5.91981HD

    After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to...

    Samurai Reincarnation
  • 2004
    The Hidden Blade

    The Hidden Blade

    The Hidden Blade

    7.42004HD

    Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his...

    The Hidden Blade
  • 1987
    Tokyo Bordello

    Tokyo Bordello

    Tokyo Bordello

    5.31987HD

    A ruined businessman was forced to sell his daughter, Hisano, to a brothel in Yoshiwara, the largest red-light district in Tokyo. The owner of the...

    Tokyo Bordello
  • 2004
    Izo

    Izo

    Izo

    62004HD

    Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified....

    Izo
  • 1989
    Shogun's Shadow

    Shogun's Shadow

    Shogun's Shadow

    6.81989HD

    A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are...

    Shogun's Shadow
  • 1983
    The Geisha

    The Geisha

    The Geisha

    6.41983HD

    Yokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th century and remains open to this day. At its peak, it...

    The Geisha
  • 2008
    Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

    Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

    Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

    4.8892008HD

    Young women disappear one after another in drizzling rain. They all hear the “cursed song” of the Cage Song before they vanish into thin...

    Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
  • 1987
    Zegen

    Zegen

    Zegen

    6.41987HD

    At the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved in empire-building throughout East and Southeast Asia. After a brief career as a low-level...

    Zegen
  • 1988
    The Peacock King

    The Peacock King

    The Peacock King

    6.61988HD

    Coerced by the evil Witch Raga, Ashura, the Hell Virgin, attempts to unlock the four Earth holes that lead to the Gates of Hell. Together, Raga aims...

    The Peacock King
  • 1991
    Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

    5.81991HD

    Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.

    Heat Wave
  • 1989
    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    6.41989HD

    Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the...

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
  • 1974
    The Castle of Sand

    The Castle of Sand

    The Castle of Sand

    7.31974HD

    Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.

    The Castle of Sand