Search results for "Chieko Baisho"
Howl’s Moving Castle

Howl’s Moving Castle

Howl’s Moving Castle
IMDb: 8.2
119 min

An 18-year old girl called Sophie is cursed into a woman’s body by a witch and her love for a magician named Howl. Sophie is cursed and sets off to…

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Weathering with You

Weathering with You

Weathering with You
IMDb: 7.5
112 min

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The…

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Jungle Emperor Leo

Jungle Emperor Leo

Jungle Emperor Leo
IMDb: 6.7
99 min

Tezuka Osamu’s most famous work “Jungle Emperor Leo” has been made into an animated version a number of times. In this theater version, Tezuka Osamu was able for the first…

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The Hidden Blade

The Hidden Blade

The Hidden Blade
IMDb: 7.7
132 min

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…

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Genre: Drama, Romance
The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief
IMDb: 7.3
109 min

Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
IMDb: 6.3
115 min

The 50th film in Tora-san series to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the series. The adult Mitsuo, Tora-san's nephew, who runs into Izumi, his first love, whom he had once…

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Genre: Drama
Tokyo Newcomer

Tokyo Newcomer

Tokyo Newcomer
IMDb: 6.3
100 min

The experiences of a young Chinese go champion living in Japan.

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Genre: Drama, Romance
A Distant Cry from Spring

A Distant Cry from Spring

A Distant Cry from Spring
IMDb: 7.6
95 min

A mysterious stranger appears at the door of a farmhouse on a stormy night and asks for shelter. The young widow who owns the farm puts him up in the…

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Genre: Drama
Samurai from Nowhere

Samurai from Nowhere

Samurai from Nowhere
IMDb: 7.2
93 min

The adventures of a ronin, a samurai without a feudal lord, trying to achieve safety in a neighbouring domain.

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Genre: Adventure
Our Marriage

Our Marriage

Our Marriage
IMDb: 7.0
67 min

Two sisters living in poverty reach the age where they start to attract marriage proposals. They must decided between marrying for love or money.

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Genre: Drama
The Village

The Village

The Village
IMDb: 7.1
127 min

A quasi-docu-drama pertaining to the monumental process to bring a performance troupe to a small Japanese village to perform for one night.

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Genre: Drama
Gamblers’ Luck

Gamblers’ Luck

Gamblers’ Luck
IMDb: N/A
90 min

Based on one famous Rakugo comic stories, Un ga yokerya (Gambler's Luck) is a light comedy set in the slums of old Edo.

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Genre: Comedy
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
IMDb: 6.9
135 min

This is Japanese melo-dramatist director Yoji Yamada's ode to 1930s film production during the transition from silent film to talkies. With many loose associations we can see the rise of…

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Genre: Drama